William Henry Hunt Gleason

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William Henry Hunt Gleason (July 4, 1862 – ?) was an American politician who served as a Republican mayor of Eau Gallie, Florida from December 1920 to December 1921.

Gleason was born on July 4, 1862, in Baltimore, to politician William Henry Gleason and Sarah Griffin Gleason. He married Flora Belle Lansing in 1897 in Eau Gallie, where he was a real estate agent.

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

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.

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

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