Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Christopher Columbus Francis

Full Name: Christopher Columbus Francis
Birth date: February 24, 1834
Death date: November 16, 1892

Terms of Service

Senate, 15th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
4/18/1876 - 1/14/1879
Democrat

(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 Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. C.C. Francis, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Census of 1870 - Christopher C. Francis, Cherokee County, age 36, born circa 1834 in Tennessee, physician, wife Nancy.
FamilySearch . 1870
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 .
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, "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) .
Biographical sketch, pp. 16-18. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878 1876.