Fernando Figueredo was the first Cuban-American to serve in the Florida State Legislature. He represented Monroe County in 1885. He also had many other accomplishments under his name.Morris, Allen and Joan Perry Morris, compilers. The Florida Handbook 2007-2008 31st Biennial Edition. Page 161. Peninsula Publishing. Tallahassee. 2007. Softcover Hardcover
He served as county school superintendent.https://keyslibraries.org/island-chronicles-vol-6/#:~:text=Much%20of%20what%20is%20known,he%20retired%20in%20December%201919.
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