J. E. Lummus

Miami banker and mayor

James E. Lummus

2nd Mayor of Miami
In office November 1900 – November 1903 ^[1]
Preceded by	John B Reilly
Succeeded by	John Sewell

Personal details
Born	(1867-12-23)December 23, 1867
Died	1955 Miami, Florida, US
Resting place	Woodlawn Park Miami
Spouse	Georgie Brown Lummus
Children	Elizabeth Georgie Lummus Loomis

James Edward 'J.E.' Lummus (1867-1955) was a banker, businessman and 2nd Mayor of the City of Miami.

Early life

J.E. Lummus and his brother J.N. Lummus were the sons of a Confederate Civil War veteran who moved the family to Levy County Florida after the war. Lummus attended Eastman's Business College in Poughkeepsie, New York, from which he graduated in 1888. Returning to Bronson, Levy County, he managed a mercantile store of his own. He also formed a partnership with his uncle in a second general merchandise business.^[2]

Miami Pioneers

The Lummus brothers moved to the Miami area with the development of the railroad, around 1896.^[3] J.E. owned a general store in Miami until about 1908 when he sold the business and began investing in real estate and banking.

The Lummus brothers sold land to Carl Fisher and together they developed Miami Beach. In the early days of Miami, the Lummus brothers were both bank presidents. J.E. Lummus was president of the Bank of Biscayne Bay. His brother, J.N. Lummus was president of Southern Bank and Trust and was elected first Mayor of the City of Miami Beach.^{[citation needed]}

As Miami and Miami Beach pioneers, the Lummus brothers had a number of sites named in their honor including;^[4] Lummus Park, Miami Beach,^[5] and Lummus Park, Miami,^[6] The Lummus Park Historic District and Lummus Island, which is now part of Dodge Island.^[7]

References

Notes

^ City Manager's Report to City. City of Miami. 1926. p. 6.
^ Blackman, E.V. "Miami and Dade County, Florida: Its Settlement, Progress and Achievement". Internet Archive. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ Blackman, E.V. "Miami and Dade County, Florida: Its Settlement, Progress and Achievement". Internet Archive. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "The Historical Marker Database". HMDB.org. HMDB.
^ "Miami Beach History". City of Miami Beach. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ Eaton, Sarah. "Historic Designation Report" (PDF). City of Miami. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "Hometown Locator - Lummus Island". Hometown Locator. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

Sources

Florida, 1513-1913, past and future
100 Years the dark and dirty history of Miami Beach

Miami City Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1919.
- 1920 ed.
E. V. Blackman (1921), Miami and Dade County, Florida, Washington, D.C.: V. Rainbolt, OCLC 1580474
Moore, Daniel Decatur (1922). Men of the South: A Work for the Newspaper Reference Library. Southern Biographical Association. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
Isador Cohen, Historical Sketches and Sidelights of Miami (Miami, 1925)
Morales, Ralph (2018). Harvey W Seeds American Legion Post #29 History. Miami: Harvey Seeds Press. ISBN 978-0692128497.