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==Business==

==Business==

Kirk apparently never practiced law but sold building supplies and [[insurance]]. In 1956, he and  William Ashley Verlander (1920-2009) started the American Heritage Life Insurance Company in [[Jacksonville]], Florida.<ref>William Ashley Verlander (1920-2009) - Find A Grave Memorial , accessed March 25, 2021.</ref> Kirk had to recruit investors in the venture, including a brother-in-law. The firm catered to the wealthy and made Kirk a fortune. Six years later, he left American Heritage Life and purchased a partnership in the New York securities firm, Hayden, Stone & Company.<ref>, Craig Basse. "Former Gov. Claude Kirk dead," ''Lakeland (Florida) Ledger,'' September 28, 2011.</ref>

Kirk apparently never practiced law but sold building supplies and [[insurance]]. In 1956, he and  William Ashley Verlander (1920-2009) started the American Heritage Life Insurance Company in [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], Florida.<ref>William Ashley Verlander (1920-2009) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed March 25, 2021.</ref> Kirk had to recruit investors in the venture, including a brother-in-law. The firm catered to the wealthy and made Kirk a fortune. Six years later, he left American Heritage Life and purchased a partnership in the New York securities firm, Hayden, Stone & Company.<ref>Craig Basse. "Former Gov. Claude Kirk dead," ''Lakeland (Florida) Ledger,'' September 28, 2011.</ref>

==Political career==

==Political career==