John Milton (April 20 1807 – April 1 1865) was an American politician who was the fifth Governor of Florida. Milton was the son of Homer Virgil Milton (1781–1822) and the grandson of Revolutionary War hero and former Georgia Secretary of State John Milton (1756–1804).John was born near Louisville Georgia. He married Susan Cobb in Georgia about 1830 and they had 4 children. John and Susan lived in Georgia and later in Alabama.