Frederick Preston Cone (September 28, 1871 – July 28, 1948) was an American politician who served as the 27th Governor of Florida.

[4] Cone married his first wife, Ruby Scarborough, and the union bore one child in 1902, a daughter named Jessie.

The 1885 state constitution severely limited the governor's power – a reaction to the bitter memories of the reconstruction era following the Civil War.

[7] During his term, the Florida Highway Patrol was created, and although Cone opposed new taxes, he funded the agency by fees assessed on driver's licenses.

Florida's presentation recreated a tropical paradise and included 45 exhibits depicting natural resources, points of interest and the latest discoveries in science and industry.

[8] In 1940 Cone made an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Park Trammell, who had died in office several years earlier.

Cone was defeated in the Democratic primary by incumbent Charles O. Andrews, who easily won the general election.

He died there in 1948 and was buried at the Prospect Primitive Baptist Cemetery near White Springs, Florida in Hamilton County.