Mallory Horne


Mallory E. Horne was the speaker of the Florida [House of Representatives], and president of the Florida Senate, becoming the third person in state history to hold both positions, after Ion Farris and Philip Dell.

Background

Horne was a United States Army Air Forces pilot during World War II. After the war, Mallory continued to serve in the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserve, being later honorably discharged at the rank of captain. He attended the University of Florida, and served as the chancellor of the Student Government Honor Court in 1949.
Becoming a lawyer, Horne opened his own practice in Tallahassee, Florida, and was elected as statewide president of the Junior Bar of Florida.

Political career

Horne served in the Florida State Legislature, rising to the positions of speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and president of the Florida State Senate.
Horne was the second post-Reconstruction person to serve as both speaker of the House and president of the Senate, after Ion Farris. He was credited as "chiefly responsible for keeping the state capital in Tallahassee against an effort to move it to Orlando".
Horne left the legislature after an unsuccessful run for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in 1974, working as a lawyer and a lobbyist.

Scandal

Horne was tried and acquitted in 1985 on charges of money laundering when federal investigators alleged that he had smuggled marijuana into the United States from the Cayman Island on the twin-engined airplane he piloted.

Family

Mallory married Anne Livingston in 1944. They later had two sons, Mallory, Jr. and David. After divorce, he later married Mary Lou Reichert.

Death

Mallory Horne died from lung cancer, aged 84, on April 30, 2009. He was survived by his wife, his son Mallory, Jr., and a stepson, Don. He was predeceased by his son, David Horne.