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John Wayne Mixson (June 16, 1922 – July 8, 2020) was an American politician and farmer in Florida who served as the 12th lieutenant governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987, and as the 39th governor of Florida for three days in January 1987.
Jul 8, 2020 · Wayne Mixson, an affable Panhandle politician who became Florida’s longest-living but shortest-serving governor, died in Tallahassee on Wednesday. He was 98.
Jul 8, 2020 · TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Wayne Mixson, whose three-day term was shortest in state history, died Wednesday. He was 98. Mixson took over the top spot on Jan. 3, 1987, when Gov. Bob Graham resigned early to be sworn into the U.S. Senate.
John Wayne Mixson served as a Florida state representative, Florida lieutenant governor, and briefly as the 39th governor of Florida. The results of his work while filling these roles continue to positively impact the state of Florida and its citizens.
John Wayne Mixson. (1922–2020) Thirty-ninth governor. January 3, 1987 to January 6, 1987. Oil on canvas, Ann Whitfield, 1988. Wayne Mixson was born June 16, 1922, in New Brockton, Alabama. Immediately after graduation from high school he moved to Florida.
Jul 8, 2020 · Former Florida Lt. Gov. and Gov. Wayne Mixson died Wednesday morning in Tallahassee. He was 98. Mixson served as Lt. Gov alongside Gov. Bob Graham for two terms, first in 1978 and then in 1982.
Jul 9, 2020 · TALLAHASSEE — Wayne Mixson, a North Florida farmer who served two terms as lieutenant governor and a brief stint as governor, died Wednesday at his home in Tallahassee. He was 98.
