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{{Infobox Biography
| subject_name =Elmore Dixie Beggs, Sr.
| image_name =DixieBeggsSrJudge dixie beggs.jpg
| image_size =225px
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| date_of_death =[[February 13]], [[1940]]
| place_of_death =Pensacola
| occupation =attorneyAttorney, judge
| religion =[[First Baptist Church of Pensacola|Baptist]]
| spouse =[[Lily Clubbs Beggs|Lily Clubbs]]
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]].
==Other imagesElectoral history=====Escambia County Judge of the Criminal Court of Record, [[1908]]===''This election was held on [[May 19]], [[1908]].'' {| class="wikitable"|-|'''<galleryspan style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''Image:Judge dixie beggs|'''[[Elmore Dixie Beggs, Sr.jpg]]'''|'''1,646'''|Date unknown'''53%'''|-|'''</galleryspan style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''|[[John Campbell Avery, Jr.]]|1,436|47%|}
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