Francis Malbone
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Francis Malbone Jr. | |
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United States Senator from Rhode Island | |
In office March 4, 1809 – June 4, 1809 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Howland |
Succeeded by | Christopher G. Champlin |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's At-large district | |
In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1797 | |
Preceded by | Seat added |
Succeeded by | Thomas Tillinghast |
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
In office 1807–1808 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Newport, Rhode Island Colony, British America | March 20, 1759
Died | June 4, 1809 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 50)
Political party | Federalist |
Francis Malbone Jr. (March 20, 1759 – June 4, 1809) was an American merchant from Newport, Rhode Island. His father, Francis Sr., and his uncle, Evan, were active in the slave trade in Rhode Island. He held the rank of captain in the Rhode Island Militia and served as the commanding officer of the Artillery Company of Newport from 1792 until his death.
He represented Rhode Island in the U.S. House from March 4, 1793, until March 3, 1797, and served briefly as a Federalist in the United States Senate from March 4, 1809, to his death three months later.
He died on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., and is buried in the Congressional Cemetery in that city.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Francis Malbone (id: M000076)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1759 births
- 1809 deaths
- Politicians from Newport, Rhode Island
- 18th-century American merchants
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island
- Federalist Party United States senators from Rhode Island
- Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
- Burials at the Congressional Cemetery
- Rhode Island politician stubs