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Reubin O'Donovan Askew (September 11, 1928 – March 13, 2014) was an American politician, who served as the 37th Governor of the U.S. state of Florida from 1971 to 1979. He led on tax reform, civil rights, and financial transparency for public officials, maintaining an outstanding reputation for personal integrity.〔 Askew is widely thought to have been one of the state's best governors; in 2014 the ''Tampa Bay Times'' ranked him the second best governor in Florida history and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University rated him one of the country's top ten governors of the 20th century. ==Early life and career== Askew was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, one of the six children of Leon G. Askew and Alberta (O'Donovan) Askew. His parents divorced,〔Barnett, Cynthia: (“Florida Icon Reuben Askew” ), ''Florida Trend Magazine,'' 1 April 2006〕 in part because of what Askew said was his father's "serious drinking problem."〔 Two of his brothers later had similar problems.〔 Askew chose to be a lifelong teetotaller and non-smoker.〔 In 1937, his mother moved with Reubin to Pensacola, Florida. Askew’s middle name, O’Donovan, was his mother’s maiden name. His signature used the double initial (O’D.) in her honor.〔 In 1944, Askew was initiated as a member of Escambia Chapter Order of DeMolay, an organization of young men based on the Knights Templar. He graduated from Pensacola High School in 1946. Later that year, Askew entered the Army as a paratrooper, serving for two years; in 1948 he was discharged in the rank of Sergeant. Askew next attended Florida State University, where he was a brother of Delta Tau Delta and Alpha Phi Omega. At FSU, Askew was elected as Student Body President, beginning his long career in politics. He graduated from Florida State University in 1951 with a B.S. degree in Public Administration.〔("Florida Governor Reubin O'Donovan Askew" ), National Governors Association, accessed 25 November 2013〕 He later completed law school at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. During the Korean War, Askew served in the Air Force from 1951 to 1953, as a military intelligence officer. He oversaw the program for taking and analyzing airplane reconnaissance photographs of Western Europe. He felt uncomfortable with this task as it violated existing treaties.〔(GERALD ENSLEY, "Ex-Gov. Askew: Early champion of open government" ), ''Tallahassee Democrat'', 15 March 2009, hosted at Florida Society of News Editors, accessed 25 November 2013〕 In 1955, Askew returned to Pensacola, Florida, where he formed a law firm with David Levin. The firm was called (Levin & Askew ), and now is named Levin Papantonio Law Firm. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reubin Askew」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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