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Also known as: Willie

William was employed as agent operator by the Florida Central and Peninsula Railroad at the age of seventeen. At nineteen he maried Blanche Fokes. He was soon promoted to the position of traveling freight agent in Lake City. He was known by most everyone in Baker County. It wasn't long before he was appointed to the important position of General Agent with headquarters in Tallahassee. "The selection of Mr. Canova for this important new position comes as a reward of merit and efficiency." They made their home in Tallahassee until his death in 1928.