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Bernie Clayton Papy Sr. (May 27, 1902 – August 10, 1964) was an American politician from
Key West Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it con ...
, Florida. He served in the
Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopte ...
from 1935 until 1962, representing Key West. Papy ran for office again in 1964, winning the primaries, but died in a Miami hospital following lung cancer surgery before contesting the general elections.
Bernie Papy Jr. Bernie Clayton Papy Jr. (February 14, 1930 – April 29, 1995) was a politician in the American state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1965 to 1968, representing the 114th district. His father Bernie Papy Ber ...
was his son.


See also

* Mariano D. Papy


Further reading

*
(Fictionalized) Papy features in 2013-15 suspense/crime "Key West" book series by Peter Wick
also featuring Miami Herald columnist, Stephen Trumbull


References

Members of the Florida House of Representatives People from Key West, Florida 1902 births 1964 deaths 20th-century American politicians Deaths from lung cancer {{Florida-politician-stub