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'''Theodore Thomas "Tom" Wentworth, Jr.''' ([[1898]]-[[1989]]) was a Pensacola entrepreneur, politician and preservationist whose collection of artifacts and miscellanea was organized as the [[T. T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum]] in [[1988]].T. T. Wentworth, Jr. is archived as having been the head of the KKK in Escambia County, holding the title of "Exalted Cyclops".<ref>"T.T. Wentworth and the KKK: Pensacola history revealed." ''Pensacola News Journal'', July 13, 2020. https://www.pnj.com/picture-gallery/opinion/2020/07/13/t-t-wentworth-and-kkk-pensacola-history-revealed/5428989002/</ref>
==Early life==
A year later, on [[July 16]], [[1989]], Wentworth died of cancer at his home. Florida Governor [[Wikipedia:Bob Martinez|Bob Martinez]] said of him, "T.T Wentworth gave Pensacola one of the greatest gifts an individual can give to his community — its past. By working to preserve the city's heritage, he made sure future residents will always know the importance of its past."<ref>"Theodore Wentworth, collected artifacts for museum." ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'', July 18, 1989.</ref>
==Other images==
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File:TTwentworth-30.PNG|From ''[[History of Escambia County, Florida]]''. Date of photograph unknown.
File:Ttwentworth-1959.jpg|Posing with collection, [[1959]]
File:Ttwentworth-1959-2.jpg|Posing with collection, [[1959]]
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==References==
