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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]] | [[Image:JCVanPelt1904pic.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Photo of Sheriff James C. Van Pelt from the 1904 issue of The Bliss Magazine]] | ||
'''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]]. | ||
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| + | Sheriff Van Pelt and his brother John A. Van Pelt were injured attempting to defend the jail from a lynch mob in 1908. The documentary film [[Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence]] depicts this incident and its aftermath. | ||
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Revision as of 12:42, 15 June 2007
James Cornelius Van Pelt (February 8, 1864 - July 31, 1927) served two terms as Escambia County Sheriff, 1903-1913, and 1917-1919.
Sheriff Van Pelt and his brother John A. Van Pelt were injured attempting to defend the jail from a lynch mob in 1908. The documentary film Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence depicts this incident and its aftermath.
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