Draft:William L. Apthorp

William Lee Apthorp

Was he born in Lee County, Iowa or Lee County, Georgia?

Register of Deeds of Hillsborough County, county judge, Surveyor General of Florida

William L. Apthorp (August 31, 1837 - January 24, 1879) served as Secretary of the Florida Senate. He served as an officer in the United States Colored Troops before settling in Tallahassee, Florida. He later moved to New Jersey.

He graduated from Amherst College class of 1859.

He patented an improvement on the protractor and parallel ruler.

https://www.unf.edu/floridahistoryonline/montgomeryu/_apthorp.html

He directed the Tallahassee Singing School at a methodist church in Tallahassee. He was married to Charlotte C. Apthorp.

Apthorp's Map of Florida

Brother of George Henry Apthorp St. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138553939/george_henry-apthorp/photo

He weote about Montgomery's raids, defending them, and his own service as an officer commanding Black soldiers in Florida in the St. Johns River and around Hilton Head.