OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
David Rowland Francis 

BORN:
October 1, 1850;
Richmond, Kentucky

DIED:
January 15, 1927 (age  76);
St. Louis, Missouri

EDUCATION:
Washington University in St. Louis (BA, 1780)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1866:
Moved to St. Louis, MO
1877:
Started the grain commission firm of D.R. Francis and Brothers Commission Company
1884:
Became President of the St. Louis Merchant’s Exchange
1885-1889:
Mayor of St. Louis, MO
1889-1893:
Governor of Missouri
1896-1897:
U.S. Secretary of the Interior
1900-1904:
President of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company (1904 World’s Fair)
1916-1917:
U.S. Ambassador to Russia

RESOURCES:

Papers (Missouri Historical Society)
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

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