wˈɪljəm kˈɛmbəl lˈɛnt, ɐ vˈaɪs pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə dʒˈæksənvˌɪl, tˈæmpə ænd kˈiː wˈɛst ɹˈeɪlweɪ, fˈaʊndᵻd ðə tˈaʊn ʌv səvˈɪl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ɐlˈɔŋ ðə ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd ɹˈaɪt ʌv wˈeɪ.
William Kemble Lente, a vice president of the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway, founded the town of Seville in 1882 along the railroad right of way.