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Kirk's first wife, the former Sarah Stokes, was the daughter of an automobile dealer. The couple married in 1947, whle Kirk was in law school, divorced in 1950 and remarried in 1951, only to b e divorced again in  the year of Kirk's election as governor. The union produced four children: two daughters, Sarah and Kitty, and twin sons Frank and Will.<ref name=LED/> In a 1967 interview, Sarah Stokes commented that Kirk "drinks to excess quite often (and) has indiscreet public associations with other women".<ref>"Former Florida. Gov. Claude Kirk Dies At 85," [[National Public Radio]], September 28, 2011.</ref>

Kirk's first wife, the former Sarah Stokes, was the daughter of an automobile dealer. The couple married in 1947, whle Kirk was in law school, divorced in 1950 and remarried in 1951, only to b e divorced again in  the year of Kirk's election as governor. The union produced four children: two daughters, Sarah and Kitty, and twin sons Frank and Will.<ref name=LED/> In a 1967 interview, Sarah Stokes commented that Kirk "drinks to excess quite often (and) has indiscreet public associations with other women".<ref>"Former Florida. Gov. Claude Kirk Dies At 85," [[National Public Radio]], September 28, 2011.</ref>

Divorced when he took office, Kirk's mother, the former Sarah Myrtle McClure (1903-1998), was the First Lady<ref>Myrtle McClure Kirk (1903-1998) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed March 25, 2021.</ref> until Kirk at the age of forty-one married the [[Germans|German]]-born Erika Mattfeld, eight years his junior,<ref name="time.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,837578,00.html |title=Florida: I, Claudius |publisher=''Time magazine''|date=December 15, 1967|access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> an actress whom he met during an unsuccessful business venture in [[Brazil]].<ref name=LED /> From this second marriage he had two daughters and a son.

Divorced when he took office, Kirk's mother, the former Sarah Myrtle McClure (1903-1998), was the First Lady<ref>Myrtle McClure Kirk (1903-1998) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed March 25, 2021.</ref> until Kirk at the age of forty-one married the [[Germans|German]]-born Erika Mattfeld, eight years his junior,<ref name=time.com>"Florida: I, Claudius, ''Time Magazin,e'' December 15, 1967.</ref> an actress whom he met during an unsuccessful business venture in [[Brazil]].<ref name=LED /> From this second marriage he had two daught,'' ers and a son.

One of the Kirk daughter, Kitty, of Jacksonville is an author married to former U.S. Representative Alexander Mann "Ander" Crenshaw (born 1944), who represented Florida's 4th congressional district. r.<ref>Kitty Crenshaw (Author of The Hidden Life) (goodreads.com), accessed March 25, 2021.</ref>

One of the Kirk daughter, Kitty, of Jacksonville is an author married to former U.S. Representative Alexander Mann "Ander" Crenshaw (born 1944), who represented Florida's 4th congressional district. r.<ref>Kitty Crenshaw (Author of The Hidden Life) (goodreads.com), accessed March 25, 2021.</ref>