Wankard Pooser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American politician
Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1893
Place of Birth: DeFuniak Springs, Florida, United States
Date of Death: 22-Feb-1978
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Wankard Pooser
- Wankard Pooser (September 27, 1893 – February 22, 1978) was an American politician in the state of Florida. Pooser was born in 1893 at DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
- He attended public schools in the area.
- He was later a farmer, lawyer, schoolteacher, mover, and newspaper publisher.
- He ran the Times-courier in Marianna from 1947 to 1951 and another publication entitled Wankard Pooser's Bumblebee – The Paper With A String, which ceased publication in 1958.Residing in Marianna, Florida, he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives to represent Jackson County, Florida in 1944, with his term starting in 1945.
- It was said that his legislative goals were to "curb the growing tendency toward dictatorship in American Government, and to put some brakes on run-a-way taxes".
- He also made a campaign promise to reject every single bill that was presented to him, a promise which he would only stray from once in his legislative career.
- In the 1945 legislative session, Pooser was involved in an incident in which he introduced a law in the house calling for additional regulation at Jackson County hospitals.
- When the bill was opposed by fellow member John Lambe, Pooser brought up the fact that Lambe's newborn child had died at a hospital earlier that week, causing Lambe to "break down" and withdraw from the debate.
- Pooser later apologized and requested to be excused from further attendance in that legislative session.
- Also notably, upon the passing of a sales tax bill in the house, Pooser dropped to the chamber floor and started praying for the taxpayers of Florida.Pooser was a critic of economic policy, with a newspaper describing him as a "stormy petrel of the economy bloc".
- He was also a vocal critic of the administration of the Governor of Florida, Fuller Warren.
- In 1946, Pooser was an unsuccessful candidate for the Florida State Senate; in that same election, his wife, Maude also ran unsuccessfully for the State House of Representatives.
- Pooser was defeated in 1949 for his seat in the house, and left the seat in 1950.
- He attempted a comeback in 1952, but was defeated in a primary by Hugh Dukes by a margin of 24 votes.He was married to Maude Marie Brogdon at Jackson County on August 15, 1915, and with her had eleven children.
- Pooser died at Jackson County in 1978 and was buried at Pope Cemetery in Sneads, Jackson County, Florida.
- He was predeceased by his wife, who died December 15, 1966 at the age of 68.
- In a 1958 article, Pooser referred to himself as a "famous author, statesman, [and] poet".
- It was also said that he was known around his city of residence as a "lawyer, ex-legislator, ...
- noted local after-dinner speaker, wit, [and] critic".
- His headstone at Pope Cemetery reads: The one and onlyWankard POOSERShe love me too27 Sep 189322 Feb 1978To be continued
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