Stephen Trumbull (June 4, 1898 – October 19, 1970) was a political reporter at the '' Miami Herald''. He covered state politics for 25 years before his retirement in 1963.State Archives of Florida Online Catalog
Includes photo of Trumbull Trumbull attended the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

school of journalism. He worked in Chicago and New Orleans before coming to Miami in the 1930s, and worked at the ''Miami Tribune'' in 1935 before moving to the ''Herald'' in 1937. Trumbull died of

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on October 19, 1970 at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife Jane, a daughter, and two grandchildren.Star reporter for Miami paper dies of Pneumonia
October 20, 1970 Ocala Star-Banner In his book on the seasons of Florida,

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credited him as an influence and inspiration. Trumbull features in 2013-15 "Key West" fiction book series by Peter Wick, also featuring politician

Bernie Papy Bernie Clayton Papy Sr. (May 27, 1902 – August 10, 1964) was an American politician from Key West, Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1935 until 1962, representing Key West. Papy ran for office again in 1964, winni ...

. Trumbull's works include: * "Florida's shadowland': a report on Florida's institutions for the mentally ill", ''Miami Herald'', 1949, 24 pages

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