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Philip Keyes Yonge

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Philip Keyes Yonge was a prominent Pensacolian in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Philip Keyes Yonge
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Born May 27, 1850
Marianna, Florida
Died August 9, 1934
Pensacola
Occupation Businessman, lumber baron
Spouse Lucie Cairns (Davis) Yonge
Parents Chandler Cox Yonge
Children Julien Yonge
Philip Keyes (died in infancy)
Ethel Wilmer (died in infancy)

The building that now houses the local office of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement at 1345 North Palafox Street was once known as the P. K. Yonge School.

Facts

  • Served as president of Southern States Land and Timber Company and manager of Muscogee Mills