William Henry Hunt Gleason

William Henry Hunt Gleason (July 4, 1862 – 1949) was a one-term Republican mayor of Eau Gallie, Florida from December 1920 to December 1921.

William Henry Hunt Gleason
19th Mayor of Eau Gallie, Florida
In office December 1920 – December 1921
Preceded by	H.W. Mullins
Succeeded by	G.P. Bond
Personal details
Born	July 4, 1862[1][2] Baltimore,[2] Maryland[1]
Died	1949[1] Brevard County, Florida[1]
Resting place	Eau Gallie Cemetery, Eau Gallie, Florida[1][2]
Political party	Republican[3]
Spouse(s)	Flora Belle Lansing (m. ca. 1897)[1]
Children	William Lansing Gleason, Isabelle Lansing Gleason[1] Catherine Lansing Gleason[2]
Residence	William H. Gleason House, 1736 Pineapple Avenue, Eau Gallie, Florida[1]
Occupation	real estate agent,[1] lawyer, steamship pilot[3]

He was born in Baltimore,[2] Maryland,[1] the son of William Henry Gleason, founder of Eau Gallie, and 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Florida and Sarah Griffin Gleason. He married Flora Belle Lansing in 1897 in Eau Gallie, where he was a real estate agent.[4][1]

William H. H. and his brother George G. Gleason incorporated a land development company, Gleason Brothers in 1899.[3] The Gleason brothers also opened an intracoastal shipping business and operated steamships, and dry dock facilities. Both of the brothers were licensed pilots.[3] William also became a lawyer, and took over his father's law practice.[3]

His mother, Sarah, left the William H. Gleason House to him in 1912.

He was the father of William Lansing Gleason, who also served as mayor of Eau Gallie.[3]

Along with William Jackson Creel, he served as a trustee of Eau Gallie Schools.

References

1. Find A Grave
2. Stedman
3. A Guide to the Gleason Family Papers
4. "William Henry Hunt Gleason (1862 - 1949) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

External links

• Old Pineapple Inn - website of the Gleason House