Theodorus W. Brevard


Theodorus Washington Brevard was a Florida settler, who served as Florida Comptroller for nearly ten years from April 3, 1851 to November 27, 1854 and from January 24, 1855 to December 14, 1860. He is the namesake of Brevard County, Florida.
He was the son of Alexander Brevard an officer in the Continental Army and Rebecca Davidson. He married Caroline Elizabeth Mays, and was the father of Theodore W. Brevard, Jr.
He settled in Tallahassee, Florida in 1847.