Sue Ann, it is likely that the contemporaneous editions of the Martindale-Hubbell directories of lawyers and law firms would give you more specific dates, education, etc. They can be found in large libraries, law libraries, old established law firms, and elsewhere. The Florida State Archives, the offices of the Florida Senate, the Florida Bar, the American Bar Association, and the biographical files of the Florida Room of the State Library of Florida might also be helpful sources for you. Might check for obits with the Miami-Dade public library's genealogy/Florida room, too, along with Ann Josberger McFadden and/or her works down there. Does the firm of Loften, Stokes still exist? They might help. Or someone in Miami might know the whereabouts of their files/records. There is also a volume called Who Was Who in Florida. Not a great work, but it may--if he was listed--give you dates. You might also check the "mug book" sections of some of the multivolume histories of Florida in the first half of this century. He'd have been in his thirties or forties when some of them came out. Hope this helps. Good luck! Brian Michaels (Palatka) ************************************************ Sue Ann Sanders wrote: > > Looking for info on James E. CALKINS. b. abt 1878 - d. abt 1963 > > Served in Florida Legislature for 20 years while practicing law in > Fernandina. Became President of the Senate, after which he became a > member of the law firm Loften, Stokes & Calkins in Miami, one of the > largest law firms in the state, representing many prominent people, two > of which were Carl Fisher (the developer of Miami Beach), and Ringling > Brothers Circus. > > Please let me know if you know where I can find more info on him. > > Sue Ann > sorry for the cross-posting. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Ann Sanders Duval Co, FL GenWeb Coordinator > sasanders@wisc-dtp.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~flduval > Rootsweb Sponsor SANDERS, PHILLIPS, COPELAND, WALL > --------------------------------------------------------------