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− | + | [[Image:JCVanPelt1904pic.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Photo of Sheriff James C. Van Pelt from the 1904 issue of The Bliss Magazine]] | |
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'''James Cornelius Van Pelt''' ([[February 8]], [[1864]] - [[July 31]], [[1927]]) served two terms as [[Escambia County Sheriff]], [[1903]]-[[1913]], and [[1917]]-[[1919]]. | '''James Cornelius Van Pelt''' ([[February 8]], [[1864]] - [[July 31]], [[1927]]) served two terms as [[Escambia County Sheriff]], [[1903]]-[[1913]], and [[1917]]-[[1919]]. | ||
− | Van Pelt | + | Sheriff Van Pelt and his brother John A. Van Pelt were injured attempting to defend the jail from a lynch mob in on [[July 29]], [[1908]]. The documentary film [[Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence]] depicts this incident and its aftermath. |
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