J. N. Lummus

John Newton Lummus Sr. was a banker, businessman and first mayor of the city of Miami Beach.

John Newton Lummus Sr.
1st Mayor of Miami Beach
In office
1915–1918
Succeeded byThomas Jessup Pancoast
Personal details
Born25 December 1871
Died26 Feb 1961
Miami, Florida
Resting placeMiami
ChildrenJohn Newton Lummus Jr.

Early life

J.N. Lummus and his brother J.E. Lummus were early residents of Miami Beach. They were the sons of a Confederate Civil War veteran who moved the family to Levy County Florida after the war. Notably, J.N.'s brother, J.E. was 2nd Mayor of Miami.[1]

The Lummus brothers moved to the Miami area with the development of the railroad, around 1896.[2]

In the early days of Miami, the Lummus brothers were both bank presidents. J.E. Lummus was president of the Bank of Biscayne Bay. J.N. Lummus was president of Southern Bank and Trust. The Lummus brothers, Carl Fisher and John Collins together developed Miami Beach. With loans from the Lummus brothers, Collins funded a bridge to connect Miami Beach to the mainland. Carl Fisher provided financing needed to complete the Collins Bridge as well as financing to the Lummus brothers in a land swap deal. Those transactions kicked off the island's first real estate boom.[3]

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 The Lummus Park Historic District and Lummus Island, which is now part of Dodge Island.[7]

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References
Notes
  1. Lummus, J.N. (1940). The Miracle of Miami Beach, The facts about the early days. Miami Beach City archive: J.N. Lummus, City Clerk, Miami Beach. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. Blackman, E.V. (1921). Miami and Dade county, Florida; its settlement, progress and achievement. Washington D.C.: Rainbolt. p. 109. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. "Return in time to the Lincoln Hotel". Wolfsonian FIU Library. 24 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. "The Historical Marker Database". HMDB.org. HMDB. Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  5. "Miami Beach History". City of Miami Beach. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  6. Eaton, Sarah. "Historic Designation Report" (PDF). City of Miami. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  7. "Hometown Locator - Lummus Island". Hometown Locator. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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