Taylor County FlArchives Biographies.....Cash, William T. July 23, 1878 - 
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Author: The History of Florida:  Past & Present, The Lewis Publishing Co., Vol.III, pg.199

     CASH, Hon. WILLIAM THOMAS, Superintendent of Public Instruction for 
Taylor County, is one of the highly-educated men and experienced teachers of 
this part of Florida, and a citizen whose efforts in behalf of the public have 
been unusually fruitful, both in a private capacity and in both houses of the 
State Assembly.  He was born near Lamont, Jefferson County, Florida, July 23, 
1878, a son of BENJAMIN F. and SUSAN (MIXON) CASH, the former of whom died May 
8, 1881, when his son was only three years old.  Mrs. CASH, who survives, is a 
daughter of JAMES J. MIXON, who came to Florida in 1848, settling in what is 
now Taylor County and remaining there, except for about a year and a half 
spent at Newport, until after the Civil war, in which he saw service as a 
Confederate soldier.  After the war he became a planter near Lloyd, Jefferson 
County.  He was a native of South Carolina.
     WILLIAM THOMAS CASH attended school in the backwoods region, and when he 
was only thirteen years old began earning his own living in farm work, for 
which he received $2 per month and his board.  He has always been a close 
student, and in spite of his lack of early educational advantages began 
teaching school in December, 1897, when nineteen years old, and continued an 
educator until 1920.  For some years he taught in the Perry schools, and 
during later years was a teacher in the teachers department of the Taylor 
County High School.  From 1917 to 1921 he was teacher of history and civics 
during the summer sessions of the State College for women at Tallahassee.  
History is his hobby, he is a profound student, a great lover of the classics, 
and takes but little interest in modern fiction.  While attending the country 
school of his neighborhood he had as one of his teachers a young man, now Hon. 
CAREY A. HARDEE, governor of Florida.  In conjunction with his teaching  Mr. 
CASH has been identified with newspaper work, and was the editor and owner of 
the Taylor County “Topics” in 1905; was editor and part owner of the Taylor 
County “Citizen” in 1906, and the Taylor County “Herald” in 1911, but has not 
devoted any of his time to this field of endeavor since 1913.
     In 1909 Mr. CASH was elected to represent Taylor County in the State 
Legislature, and was returned in 1915 and 1917, and in 1918 was elected to the 
Senate from the Twelfth Senatorial District, from which he resigned in order 
to enter the race for his present position in 1920, which he will hold until 
1925.  He has always been very active in democratic politics.  In 1909 he 
introduced the Cash Primary Bill, and during that session and the others in 
which he participated he always gave his support to legislation on educational 
matters, and is a strong believer in compulsory education.  In 1915 he took an 
active part in securing legislation relative to the fish industry, and he is 
an enthusiastic booster of the good roads movement.
     In 1912 Mr. CASH married at Shady Grove, Florida, GRACIE WENTWORTH, born 
at Shady Grove, a daughter of R. E. and LAURA L. (COX) WENTWORTH, natives of 
Taylor County, who are both living at Shady Grove.  They are farming people, 
and earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Mr. and Mrs. CASH have 
five children, namely;  LAURA LOUISE, twin sons-ALTON HORACE and WILLIAM 
THOMAS, ALWYN CLYMER (sic) and ERMA CLARICE.  The CASH family live on their 
beautiful farm, Pine View, which is located two miles from Perry.  During the 
late war Mr. CASH was chairman of the War Savings Stamp campaign, and also 
served on the Community Labor Board for Taylor County.  The Methodist 
Episcopal Church has in him an honored member, and for some time he has been a 
teacher in the Sunday school connected with it.


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