Harold G. Featherstone | |
Birth Name: | Harold Gordon Featherstone |
Birth Date: | 28 February 1923 |
Birth Place: | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Death Place: | Melbourne, Florida, U.S. |
State House: | Florida |
District: | 101st |
Term Start: | 1967 |
Term End: | November 7, 1972 |
Preceded: | District established |
Succeeded: | Paul B. Steinberg |
Party: | Democratic |
Alma Mater: | Biarritz American University University of Miami |
Spouse: | |
Occupation: | Judge |
Harold Gordon Featherstone (February 28, 1923 – July 19, 2003) was an American judge and politician.[1] [2] He served as a Democratic member for the 101st district of the Florida House of Representatives from 1967 to 1972.[3]
Featherstone was born in Miami, Florida. He attended Biarritz American University in France and the University of Miami, where he earned a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1951 and a Juris Doctor degree in 1967. Featherstone served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and the Korean War, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.[4]
In 1967, Featherstone became the first member for the newly established 101st district of the Florida House of Representatives. He was succeeded by Paul B. Steinberg in 1972. He also served as a judge of the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court from 1972 to 1992, and was a member of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission.
Featherstone died in July 2003 in Melbourne, Florida, at the age of 80.