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Jan Fortune

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Jan Fortune
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the Seminole County district
In office
1967–1968
In office
1963–1965
Personal details
Born(1926-11-24)November 24, 1926
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDonna Martin
EducationPennsylvania State University (BS)
University of Pennsylvania (MBA)
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean War

Jan Fortune (born November 24, 1926) was an American politician and engineer in the American state of Florida.

Career

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Fortune was born in 1926 in Pennsylvania to Robert J. and Blanch (Rauch) Fortune, of Scottish and Dutch ancestry.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial management from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Career

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Fortune worked for the Westinghouse Air Brake Company in Pennsylvania, Curtiss-Wright in New jersey, A. T. Kearney and Company in Chicago, and the Glenn L. Martin Company in Florida.[1]

He served in the Florida House of Representatives for Seminole County from 1963 to 1965 and 1967 to 1968.[2]

Personal life

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Fortune married Donna Martin of Norwood, New York, in 1953. They have one son, Jan Eric. Fortune served in the United States Army Signal Corps as a lieutenant during the Korean War and with the United States Maritime Service in World War II. He is Protestant.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Trinkner, Charles L. (1966). Florida Lives: The Sunshine State Who's Who, a Reference Edition Recording ... - Charles L. Trinkner - Google Books. Retrieved 2014-01-03 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives (2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012" (PDF). Retrieved December 11, 2011.