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| Affiliation | Whig |
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| Name | Francis Mallory |
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Hampton, Virginia , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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December 12, 1807
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| Died | March 26, 1860
(52 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Sep 05, 2017 12:47am |
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| Info | MALLORY, Francis, a Representative from Virginia; born at “Poplars,” near Hampton, Elizabeth City County, Va., on December 12, 1807; attended the common schools and Hampton Academy; appointed midshipman in the United States Navy in 1822 and resigned in 1828; studied law but abandoned it for the study of medicine; was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1831 and practiced in Norfolk, Va.; abandoned the practice of medicine and devoted himself to agricultural pursuits in Elizabeth City County, Va.
US Representative (W-VA) 1837-1839, 12/28/1840-1843
Resumed agricultural pursuits; delegate to the Southern Commercial Convention at Richmond, Va., in 1838; appointed by President Fillmore as Navy agent at Norfolk on November 1, 1850, and served in this capacity until 1853, when he resigned; member of the State house of delegates 1853-1855, 1857, and 1858; member of the Common Council of Norfolk for several years; president of the Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad Co. 1853-1859; died in Norfolk, Va., March 26, 1860; interment in Elmwood Cemetery.
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