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{{Infobox Governor
|birthname     = Lawton Mainor Chiles, Jr.
| image        = 48 Chiles.jpg
| order        = 41st
| office       = Governor of Florida
| term_start   = January 8, 1991
| term_end     = December 12, 1998
| lieutenant   = Buddy MacKay
| predecessor  = [[Bob Martinez]]
| successor    = [[Buddy MacKay]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1930|4|3|mf=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Lakeland, Florida]]
| death_date   = {{death date and age|1998|12|12|1930|4|3|mf=y}}
| death_place  = [[Tallahassee, Florida]]
*at the [[Florida Governor's Mansion]]
|resting_place=Chiles Family Estate
[[Lakeland, Florida]]
| party        = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse       = [[Rhea Chiles]]
| alma_mater   = [[University of Florida]]
| profession   =

| jr/sr2       = United States Senator
| state2       = Florida
| term_start2  = January 3, 1971
| term_end2    = January 3, 1989
| predecessor2 = [[Spessard Holland]]
| successor2   = [[Connie Mack III]]
| office3      = Chairman of the [[United States Senate Committee on the Budget|Senate Committee on the Budget]]
| term_start3  = January 3, 1987
| term_end3    = January 3, 1989
| predecessor3 = [[Pete Domenici]]
| successor3   = [[Jim Sasser]]
| office4      = Chairman of the [[United States Senate Special Committee on Aging|Senate Special Committee on Aging]]
| term_start4  = January 3, 1979
| term_end4    = January 3, 1981
| predecessor4 = [[Frank Church]]
| successor4   = [[H. John Heinz III]]
| relations  = [[Kay Hagan]] (niece)
| allegiance = {{flag|United States of America|1912}}
| branch       = {{army|USA}}
| serviceyears = 1953–1954
| battles      = [[Korean War]]
}}
'''Lawton Mainor Chiles, Jr.''' (April 3, 1930 – December 12, 1998) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. He was the 41st [[Governor of Florida]] from January 8, 1991 until his death in December 12, 1998.

Before he was governor, Chiles was also a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from Florida serving from January 3, 1979 to January 1989.

Chiles once walked 1,003 miles from [[Key West]] to [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]], so that he could win the election for the United States senate. This earned him the nickname "Walkin' Lawton".

Chiles died on December 12, 1998 in [[Tallahassee]], Florida from a [[heart attack]], aged 68. He was survived by his three children and his wife [[Rhea Chiles|Rhea]].

== Lawton Chiles Media ==
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File:Lawton Chiles Shoes.jpg|Pair of Lawton Chiles' walking shoes on display at the [[Florida State Capitol]].

File:Senator Lawton Chiles.jpg|Chiles' official portrait as Senator

File:Rhea Chiles embracing her son Bud Chiles during the funeral of Lawton Chiles.jpg|[[Rhea Chiles]] embracing her son Bud during the funeral of Lawton Chiles, on December 15, 1998

File:Chiles funeral procession.jpg|Chiles' funeral procession stops in front of the [[Florida State Capitol]] in [[Tallahassee, Florida]]
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== Other websites ==
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*[http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/museum/collections/governors/about.cfm?id=48 Official Governor's portrait and biography from the State of Florida] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202150555/http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/museum/collections/governors/about.cfm?id=48 |date=2008-12-02 }}
*[http://www.sptimes.com/State/121398/Gov_Chiles_dies.html St. Petersburg Times article on the death of Gov. Chiles]


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