LOCAL · FL · 1968-1979
E. Wilson Purdy
Sheriff · Dade County · Democrat · Florida
Background
E. Wilson Purdy (Democrat) was Florida's Sheriff · Dade County of Dade County 1968–1979 (11 years). Took office after Thomas J. Kelly; succeeded by Bobby Jones. Same-year political environment (1968): Governor Claude Kirk.
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Others who held this office in Florida
- Fred Taylor (1981-1985)
- Bobby Jones (1979-1981)
- Thomas J. Kelly (1948-1962)