James Cox Chambers is the grandson of James M. Cox, who built a U.S. newspaper chain after buying the Dayton Evening News in 1898. He became a politician, serving first as an Ohio state representative, then as governor.
What's the time in Orlando, Florida? Orlando is in the Eastern Time Zone. Click here to see the exact time in Orlando now.
The standard meridian for the Central Time Zone would be 75 degrees W longitude. All of Florida is west of 80 degrees W longitude. All of florida is on Eastern Standard Time (EST) which is the same as New York, Boston, Washington, DC and Pittsburgh. They are one hour ahead of Central time which includes Chicago and Dallas. They are two hours ahead of Mountain Time which includes Albuquerque, El Paso, and Denver.