Irlo Overstreet "Bud" Bronson Jr. (June 4, 1936 – November 20, 2017) was an American politician in the state of

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. He was the son of prominent rancher and cattleman Irlo Bronson Sr. Bronson was born in

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in 1936 to Irlo Bronson Sr. and Flora Belle Bass Bronson. He attended the Georgia Military Academy and

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. He served in the U.S. Army in 1960. He was a lawyer and agricultural businessman. He was elected as a Democrat to the

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in 1982 to District 77, representing parts of

Osceola Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Vsse Yvholv in Muscogee language, Creek, also spelled Asi-yahola), named Billy Powell at birth, was an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfa ...

, Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee Counties. After the 1990 census, he was redistricted into the 79th legislative district, encompassing parts of Osceola and Okeechobee. He was re-elected there and served until 2000. He became a Republican on December 2, 1999, and served his final session as a Republican. Bronson had five children. He died on November 20, 2017, at the age of 81.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bronson, Irlo Overstreet Jr. Members of the Florida House of Representatives 1936 births 2017 deaths People from Kissimmee, Florida Woodward Academy alumni Florida Democrats Florida Republicans 20th-century members of the Florida Legislature