Francis Gray Franks
Full Name: Francis Gray FranksDate of birth: 1838
Date of death: June 11, 1874
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 13 | Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 | 13th (1) (2) (3) (4) | Republican | Wharton / Wharton | Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton | |
| H | 13 | Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 | 12th (6) (7) | Radical Republican | Wharton / Wharton | Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Apr. 24, 1873 [presented to Governor May 1, 1873 and became law without his signature], 13th Legislature, R.S., ch. 35, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Republican. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
(3) 13th Legislature - 1/14/1873, p. 1. S. Evans, F.G. Franks, and R.P. Tendick absent on first day. Senate Journal.
(4) 13th Legislature - Republican, p. 145. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(5) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Eligibility to serve challenged by democratic members, 6/6/1870, p. 312; resolution not adopted, 6/11/1870, p. 349. House Journal. June 11, 1870 June 6, 1870
(6) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. House Journal.
(7) Party affiliation, Radical. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
Terms of Service top
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Senate District 13
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 Legislatures: 13th (1) (2) (3) (4) Party: Republican Home City/County: Wharton / Wharton Counties in district: Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton |
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House District 13
Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 Legislatures: 12th (6) (7) Party: Radical Republican Home City/County: Wharton / Wharton Counties in district: Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Apr. 24, 1873 [presented to Governor May 1, 1873 and became law without his signature], 13th Legislature, R.S., ch. 35, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Republican. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
(3) 13th Legislature - 1/14/1873, p. 1. S. Evans, F.G. Franks, and R.P. Tendick absent on first day. Senate Journal.
(4) 13th Legislature - Republican, p. 145. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(5) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Eligibility to serve challenged by democratic members, 6/6/1870, p. 312; resolution not adopted, 6/11/1870, p. 349. House Journal. June 11, 1870 June 6, 1870
(6) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. House Journal.
(7) Party affiliation, Radical. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- J.G. Franks. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, p. 150. Born 1838 in Mississippi. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
Other Resources
- Census of 1870 - F.G. Franks, Wharton County, age 32, born circa 1838 in Mississippi, lawyer.
Francis G. Franks married Martha Ann Davis, 12/26/1867 in Wharton County. Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965. FamilySearch. - "From Wharton County," 6/14/1874, p. 2. "About 4 o'clock this afternoon [June 11, 1874] L.L. Lacy shot and killed F.G. Franks." Galveston Daily News.
- "Letter from Wharton," 12/14/1873, p. 4. "We had very nearly an event between two prominant Republicans this week." Galveston Daily News.
- "Trouble in Wharton County," 11/14/1873, p. 3. "Gray Franks, late Senator from that district, had a misunderstanding with Mr. Boffman [sic] — the present Sheriff of Wharton County, and nominee of the Radical party for the Senate in Mr. Frank's place — in which Mr. Boffman received the contents of a double-barrel shot-gun." Galveston Daily News.
- Attempted murder of I.N. Baughman and murder of Gray Franks discussed in "Southern Law and Order," 9/25/1876, p. 8. New York Times.
Photographs
- Photograph. Francis Franks, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. Francis Franks, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.
Committee Information top
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13th R.S. - 1873
Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Federal Relations Judge T.C. Barden, 16th Judicial Court Judiciary No. 1 Land Office Retrenchment and Reform | ||
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12th Adjourned - 1871
Commerce and Manufactures Comptroller and Treasurer's Offices, Select Comptroller, Impeachment of Judiciary (Chair) | ||
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12th R.S. - 1871
Judiciary Privileges and Elections (Chair) Rules Town and City Corporations | ||
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12th 1st C.S. - 1870
Elections and Privileges (Chair) Judiciary Public Debt Town and City Corporations | ||
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12th Provisional - 1870
Contested House Seats (Chair) Privileges and Elections (Chair) |
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