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James Francis

James Carlton Francis

Full Name: James Carlton Francis
Date of birth: March 6, 1811
Date of death: March 25, 1881

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 21 Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 7, 1859 8th (1)     Rusk / Cherokee   Cherokee
H 21 Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 6th     Rusk / Cherokee   Cherokee

Terms of service footnotes


(1) James C. Francis, sworn 11/7/1859, succeeded Benjamin B. Cannon, member-elect, died 9/8/1859. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
8th (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Rusk / Cherokee
Counties in district:
Cherokee

Legislatures:
6th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Rusk / Cherokee
Counties in district:
Cherokee

Terms of service notes


(1) James C. Francis, sworn 11/7/1859, succeeded Benjamin B. Cannon, member-elect, died 9/8/1859. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩

Biographical Information

  • Biographical sketch, James Carlton Francis Family, pp. 272-273. Born 3/6/1811 in Kingston, Roane County, Tennessee; died 3/25/1881 in Rusk, Texas. Relatives: James Carlton Francis, father; Christopher Columbus Francis, son.
    Mentioned in Rusk, "After the Civil War, J.C. Francis, John T. Aycock, S.B. Barron, and F.M. Hicks were newcomers among the town's businesspeople," p. 65. J.C. Francis, Rusk, State Legislators from Cherokee County, 6th and 8th Legislatures, p. 115. 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).

  • Census of 1850 - James Frances, Cherokee County, age 39, born circa 1811 in Tennessee, farmer. FamilySearch. 1850
  • James C. Francis, birth date 3/6/1811 in Roane County, Tennessee; death date 3/25/1881 in Rusk, Texas; burial in Rocky Springs Cemetery, Dialville, Cherokee County. Find a Grave.
  • Death notice, "Death of an Old Legislator," The Galveston Daily News, 3/26/1881, p. 1, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. James A. [sic] Francis, Rusk, death date 3/25/1881. "He served with distinction in the Sixth, Eighth and Tenth [sic] Legislatures of Texas." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.

  • Photograph. James Francis, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature

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