John Newton Lummus Sr.
1st Mayor of Miami Beach
In office
1915–1918
Succeeded byThomas Jessup Pancoast
Personal details
Born25 December 1871
Died26 February 1961 (aged 89)
Miami, Florida
Resting placeMiami
ChildrenJohn Newton Lummus Jr.

John Newton Lummus Sr. (25 December 1871 – 26 February 1961) was a banker, businessman and first mayor of the city of Miami Beach.

Early life

Lummus was the son of a Confederate Civil War veteran who moved the family to Levy County Florida after the war. Lummus was a telegraph operator, train dispatcher and later worked clearing land for the Florida East Coast Railway.[1]

The Lummus brothers became some of the early residents of Miami and Miami Beach. J.N.'s brother, J.E. was 2nd Mayor of Miami.[2]

In the early days of Miami, the Lummus brothers were both bank presidents. J.E. Lummus was president of the Bank of Biscayne Bay. J.N. Lummus was president of Southern Bank and Trust. The Lummus brothers, Carl Fisher and John Collins together developed Miami Beach. With loans from the Lummus brothers, Collins funded a bridge to connect Miami Beach to the mainland. Carl Fisher provided financing needed to complete the Collins Bridge as well as financing to the Lummus brothers in a land swap deal. Those transactions kicked off the island's first real estate boom.[3]

As Miami and Miami Beach pioneers, the Lummus brothers had a number of sites named in their honor including;[4] Lummus Park, Miami Beach,[5] and Lummus Park, Miami,[6] The Lummus Park Historic District and Lummus Island, which is now part of Dodge Island.[7]

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References

Notes
  1. ↑ Blackman, E.V. (1921). Miami and Dade county, Florida; its settlement, progress and achievement. Washington D.C.: Rainbolt. p. 109. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Lummus, J.N. (1940). The Miracle of Miami Beach, The facts about the early days. Miami Beach City archive: J.N. Lummus, City Clerk, Miami Beach. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Return in time to the Lincoln Hotel". Wolfsonian FIU Library. 24 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Historical Marker Database". HMDB.org. HMDB. Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  5. ↑ "Miami Beach History". City of Miami Beach. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Eaton, Sarah. "Historic Designation Report" (PDF). City of Miami. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Hometown Locator - Lummus Island". Hometown Locator. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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