Francis Malbone

Francis Malbone (born March 20, 1759 in Newport , Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , †  June 4, 1809 in Washington DC ) was an American politician of the Federalist Party who represented the state of Rhode Island in both chambers of the US Congress represented.

After receiving a very limited education, Francis Malbone began working as a trader in Newport. In the artillery regiment of his hometown, which was part of the state militia, he held the rank of colonel between 1792 and 1809 . Then he went into politics.

In the first and second sessions of Congress, Rhode Island was represented in the House only by Benjamin Bourne ; the newly added seat took from March 4, 1793 Francis Malbone. After four years, he left the congress and returned to his business activities.

In 1807 he became politically active again. Until 1808 he was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives . That year he was elected to the US Senate , where he took the place of Benjamin Howland from March 4, 1809 . But Malbone's tenure in the Senate ended abruptly when he died on the steps of the Capitol on June 4 of that year . He was buried in the Washington Convention Cemetery.

Web links

• Francis Malbone in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Francis Malbone in the database of Find a Grave (English)