Editing Elmore Dixie Beggs, Sr.

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| subject_name   =Elmore Dixie Beggs, Sr.
| image_name     =DixieBeggsSr.jpg
| image_size     =288px
| image_caption  =
| date_of_birth  =[[July 26]], [[1861]]
| place_of_birth =Madison, Florida
| date_of_death  =[[February 13]], [[1940]]
| place_of_death =Pensacola
| occupation     =attorney, judge
| religion       =[[:Category:Baptists|Baptist]]
| spouse         =[[Lily Clubbs Beggs|Lily Clubbs]]
| parents        =
| children       =[[E. Dixie Beggs, Jr.]]
}}
'''Elmore Dixie Beggs, Sr.''' was an attorney and judge in Pensacola.

==Other images==
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==External links==
*[http://www.stjohnshistoriccemetery.com/pensacolas_heritages/law.htm#e_d_beggs_sr http://www.stjohnshistoriccemetery.com/pensacolas_heritages/law.htm#e_d_beggs_sr]

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[[Category:People|Beggs Sr., E. Dixie]] [[Category:Attorneys|Beggs Sr., E. Dixie]] [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Beggs Sr., E. Dixie]] [[Category:Baptists|Beggs Sr., E. Dixie]]
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 | subject_name   =Elmore Dixie Beggs, Sr.
-| image_name     =Judge dixie beggs.jpg
+| image_name     =DixieBeggsSr.jpg
-| image_size     =225px
+| image_size     =288px
 | image_caption  =
 | date_of_birth  =[[July 26]], [[1861]]
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 | date_of_death  =[[February 13]], [[1940]]
 | place_of_death =Pensacola
-| occupation     =Attorney, judge
+| occupation     =attorney, judge
-| religion       =[[First Baptist Church of Pensacola|Baptist]]
+| religion       =[[:Category:Baptists|Baptist]]
 | spouse         =[[Lily Clubbs Beggs|Lily Clubbs]]
-| parents        =John M. and Anne E. Dunbar Beggs
+| parents        =
-| children       =Mary Beggs Johnston<br/>Emily Beggs<br/>[[E. Dixie Beggs, Jr.]]<br/>Annie Beggs<br/>Charles A. Beggs
+| children       =[[E. Dixie Beggs, Jr.]]
 }}
 '''Elmore Dixie Beggs, Sr.''' was an attorney and judge in Pensacola.
-Born in Madison, Florida, Beggs attended both the South Georgia Agricultural College and the [[Wikipedia:University of Georgia|University of Georgia]] before returning to Madison and going into the newspaper business.  He became editor and publisher, and later owner, of the ''Madison Recorder''.  He eventually tired of the business and decided to pursue a career in law, and was admitted to the bar at Madison in [[1886]].  After his father's death a year later, Beggs moved to Kissimmee, Florida, serving as attorney for Osceola County, attorney for the town of Kissimmee, president of the town council, and Mayor of Kissimmee.
+==Other images==
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-Beggs remained in Kissimmee until [[1896]], at which time he moved to Pensacola.  He married [[Lily Clubbs Beggs|Lily Clubbs]], daughter of prominent local citizen [[A. V. Clubbs]], shortly thereafter.  Beggs continued to practice law in Pensacola, and held the position of Judge of the Court of Record in [[1896]] and from [[1902]] to [[1913]].  He also served as member and chairman of the Water Front Commission.  In [[1918]] he was elected to the [[Escambia County School Board]], on which he served until [[1931]], at which time he retired from his seat in order to focus on his legal practice.  He retired from his practice in [[1937]] and died on [[February 13]], [[1940]].
+Image:Judge dixie beggs.jpg|Date unknown
+</gallery>
-==Electoral history==
-===Escambia County Judge of the Criminal Court of Record, [[1908]]===
-''This election was held on [[May 19]], [[1908]].''
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-|'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
-|'''[[Elmore Dixie Beggs, Sr.]]'''
-|'''1,646'''
-|'''53%'''
-|-
-|'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
-|[[John Campbell Avery, Jr.]]
-|1,436
-|47%
-|}
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-[[Category:Attorneys|Beggs Sr., E. Dixie]] [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Beggs Sr., E. Dixie]] [[Category:Baptists|Beggs Sr., E. Dixie]]
+[[Category:People|Beggs Sr., E. Dixie]] [[Category:Attorneys|Beggs Sr., E. Dixie]] [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Beggs Sr., E. Dixie]] [[Category:Baptists|Beggs Sr., E. Dixie]]