Samuel W. Getzen

American lawyer and politician

Samuel W. Getzen

Member of the Florida Senate from the 38th district
In office 1931–1935
Preceded by	Jesse M. Mitchell
Succeeded by	Fred L Touchton
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
In office 1929–1931
Preceded by	Fred Henry Davis
Succeeded by	E. Clay Lewis, Jr.
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the Sumter district
In office 1923–1931

Personal details
Born	(1898-02-13)February 13, 1898 Lake City, Florida, U.S.
Died	April 11, 1960(1960-04-11) (aged 62) Alachua County, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democrat
Spouse	Josephine Brooks (1902–1995) (m. 1921⁠–⁠1960)

Samuel Wyche Getzen (February 13, 1898 – April 11, 1960) was an American lawyer and politician.

Samuel Wyche Getzen was born on February 13, 1898, in Lake City, Florida, the son of James Culbreath Getzen (1866–1937), a farmer and naval stores operator, and Willie Florence née Thompson (1869–1955). He grew up in Sumter County, Florida, attending Columbia College and the University of Florida. He married Josephine Brooks (1902–1995) in 1921.

He was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives at the age of 23,^[1] and was re-elected through 1929, when he served as Speaker of the House. In 1929, he was part of a lobbying investigation by the U.S. Congress.^[2]^[3] From 1931 to 1933, he served in the Florida Senate, representing the 38th District. He returned to the House of Representatives in 1935.^[4]

Getzen died April 11, 1960, at the age of 62 in Alachua County, Florida.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Sun, Melanie Barr Special to The. "Gainesville Sun". www.gainesville.com.
^ Judiciary, United States Congress Senate Committee on the (July 23, 1929). "Lobby Investigation: Hearings Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on S. Res. 20, Seventy-First Congress, First Session, Seventy-First Congress, Second Session, Seventy-First Congress, Third Session, Seventy-Second Congress, First Session". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
^ "SENATORS WHO SERVED AS HOUSE SPEAKER" (PDF). flsenate.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ "Portraits of members of the Florida legislature". Florida Memory. Retrieved October 17, 2020.