About Alexander R. François
Lived 1820 – 1869 (aged 48–49). Alexander R. François was a politician.
Alexander R. François (c. 1820 - May 21, 1869) was a state legislator who served in the Louisiana State Senate during the Reconstruction era from 1868 until his murder in 1869.
Career François was born circa 1820 in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. and he served until his death in 1869. He was taken to New Orleans where he sued the sheriff of St. Martin and his brothers and a nephew for assault and battery. He died of lockjaw in immense pain on May 21, 1869.
He was one of two senators from the 1868-1870 legislative session to die in 1869, the other being John Randall.
François had a son Alexander R. François Jr. (born 1842/43) who was a justice of the peace in Saint Martin Parish until he fled following his father's murder.
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