James C. Francis

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

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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

(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.

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House District 21
Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 7, 1859
Legislatures: 8th ⁽¹⁾
Home City/County: Rusk / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee

House District 21
Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857
Legislatures: 6th
Home City/County: Rusk / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee

(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.

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Other Resources

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 Legislatures of Texas." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.

Photographs

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

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8th R.S. - 1859 Claims and Accounts Judicial Districts Privileges and Elections Public Lands
6th R.S. - 1855 Claims and Accounts Finance Land Office Roads, Bridges, and Ferries

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