F. A. Davis

After moving to the Tampa Bay Area, he introduced electricity to St. Petersburg, Florida, and founded the city of Pinellas Park.

[5] On April 29, 1885, Davis attended an American Medical Association meeting which included a study about the benefits of the Pinellas peninsula.

He paid for trolley construction with funding from Jacob Disston and others, and by purchasing and re-selling the city's phone system.

[1][7][8] He paid $80,000 for a 500-passenger steamboat named Favorite which first arrived on October 17, 1906, and was a popular attraction at the Electric Pier.

After a conflict over St. Petersburg waterfront area, Davis purchased 12,800 acres (52 km2) of Hamilton Disston's land around 1911 and established the city of Pinellas Park.

Lack of drainage in Pinellas Park caused problems in August 1915, when 15 inches (380 mm) of rain fell.

[2] Davis died in Philadelphia from heart failure, reportedly due to World War I and concern over his estate.