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Elmer Otto Friday
Elmer Otto Friday Jr. (February 23, 1924 – January 20, 2006) was an American judge and politician.[2] He served as a Democratic member of the Florida Senate, representing the 24th and 34th districts.[3] Friday was born Polk County, Florida, he is the son of Mayo Yates and Elmer Otto Friday Sr.[1] His father died at the age of 67.[4] Friday attended Port Charlotte High School.[1] He served in the United States Navy during World War II.[1] He attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played American football as left tackle.[1] He then attended the University of Florida, where he earned his law degree.[1] Friday served as a judge in Florida from 1950 to 1961.[1] The following year, Friday was elected to represent the 24th district of the Florida Senate.[3] He served until 1966[3] before being elected to represent the 34th district of the Florida Senate.[3] He served until 1970.[3] In the same year, Friday served as the secretary of the Florida Senate,[3] serving until 1974.[3] Afterwards, he served as a circuit judge in South West Florida until retirement.[1]  Friday died in January 2006, at the age of 81.[1] References
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