Francis Locke, Jr.

Francis Locke

United States Senator from North Carolina
In office December 1814 – December 5, 1815
Preceded by	David Stone
Succeeded by	Nathaniel Macon
Personal details
Born	(1776-10-31)October 31, 1776 Rowan County, North Carolina
Died	January 8, 1823(1823-01-08) (aged 46) Rowan County, North Carolina
Political party	Democratic-Republican

Francis Locke, Jr. (October 31, 1776 – January 8, 1823) was a U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina.

Family

Francis Locke was the son of Francis Locke, Sr. (1722–1796) (a Revolutionary War participant) and Anne Brandon (b.abt. 1737). All are buried at Thyatira Cemetery in Rowan County, North Carolina.

Career

A native of Rowan County, North Carolina, and a judge of the Superior Court of North Carolina from 1803 to 1814, he was elected to the Senate in 1814 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of David Stone, but resigned in 1815, before he could qualify.

References

NC Manual of 1913

United States Senate
Preceded by David Stone	U.S. Senator (Class 3) from North Carolina 1814–1815 Served alongside: James Turner	Succeeded by Nathaniel Macon

United States Senators from North Carolina

Class 2	Johnston Martin Franklin Turner Stokes Branch Brown Mangum Reid Bragg Abbott Ransom Butler Simmons Bailey Umstead Broughton F. Graham Smith Lennon Scott Jordan Helms Dole Hagan Tillis

Class 3	Hawkins Bloodworth Stone Franklin Stone Locke Macon Iredell Mangum Strange W. Graham Haywood Badger Biggs Clingman Pool Merrimon Vance Jarvis Pritchard Overman Morrison Reynolds Hoey Ervin Morgan East Broyhill Sanford Faircloth Edwards Burr

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