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C.C. Francis

Christopher Columbus Francis

Full Name: Christopher Columbus Francis
Date of birth: February 24, 1834
Date of death: November 16, 1892

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 8 Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 15th (1)   Democrat Rusk / Cherokee   Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson

Terms of service footnotes


(1) 15th Legislature - All Senators except District 7 listed in roll call as Senators elect, oath of office administered, 4/18/1876, p. 1; Drawing of Senatorial Terms, 4/27/1876, p. 98, drew "short term" (two years). Senate Journal. April 18, 1876 ↩ April 27, 1876 ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
15th (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Rusk / Cherokee
Counties in district:
Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson

Terms of service notes


(1) 15th Legislature - All Senators except District 7 listed in roll call as Senators elect, oath of office administered, 4/18/1876, p. 1; Drawing of Senatorial Terms, 4/27/1876, p. 98, drew "short term" (two years). Senate Journal. April 18, 1876 ↩ April 27, 1876 ↩

Biographical Information

  • Biographical sketch in "The State Capital: Extending the International Railroad to Austin - Personal Notices of Senators Elect," 2/27/1876, p. 1. "Dr. Francis." Galveston Daily News.
  • Biographical sketch included in James Carlton Francis Family, pp. 272-273. Christopher Columbus Francis, born 2/24/1834 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; son of James Carlton Francis and Sarah Ann McKinney; died 11/16/1892 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas. Relatives: James Carlton Francis, father; Christopher Columbus Francis, son.
    Mentioned in Railroads, "On Jan. 22, 1881, the property rights and franchises of the defunct tram company, secured by C.C. Francis and Associates . . . ," p. 11. Chappel Hill Manufacturing Co., "Dr. C.C. Francis, Texas Senator from the eighth district (Cherokee and Anderson Counties) to the fifteenth Legislature, made a persuasive pitch to the Commission in favor of Cherokee County," p. 21. C.C. Francis, Rusk, State Legislators from Cherokee County, 15th Legislature. "Dr. C.C. Francis, early-day Rusk physician," cousin of James Patrick Clark, p. 204. Cherokee County Historical Commission (Tex.). Cherokee County History, copyright 1986, second printing 2001, crediting Cherokee County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Biographical sketch, pp. 16-18. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.

  • Confederate States Army, Surgeon, Company F, 10th Texas Calvary. Military grave marker, C.C. Francis, birth date 2/24/1834, death date 9/16/1892. Grave marker, Dr. C.C. Francis, birth date 2/24/1834, death date 11/16/1892, burial in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson County. Includes portrait. Find a Grave.

  • Census of 1870 - Christopher C. Francis, Cherokee County, age 36, born circa 1834 in Tennessee, physician, wife Nancy.
    FamilySearch. 1870
  • Biographical sketch, "Mason Searches for Family Heritage," The Cherokeean (Rusk), 7/12/1984, p. 2, crediting Singletary Memorial Library. "Christopher Columbus Francis, born Roane County, Tennessee, 2/24/1834, died: Cleburne, Texas, 11/16/1892." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

  • Photograph. C.C. Francis, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board

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