Francis Burton Craige

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Francis Burton Craige
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 7th district
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1861
Preceded by	William S. Ashe
Succeeded by	Alexander H. Jones
Born	March 13, 1811(1811-03-13) Salisbury, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	December 30, 1875 (aged 64) Concord, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

Francis Burton Craige (March 13, 1811 – December 30, 1875), was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Salisbury, North Carolina, March 13, 1811; attended a private school in Salisbury, and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1829; editor and proprietor of the Western Carolinian 1829-1831; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in Salisbury; one of the last borough representatives in the State house of representatives 1832-1834; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1861); chairman, Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Thirty-third Congress); delegate to the State secession convention in 1861 and introduced the Ordinance of Secession in the form in which it was adopted; delegate to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States which met in Richmond, Virginia, in July 1861; died in Concord, North Carolina, while attending the courts of that county, December 30, 1875; interment in Old English Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C. He has a dormitory named after him at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

[edit] References

• Francis Burton Craige at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Francis Burton Craige at Find A Grave

Preceded by William S. Ashe	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 7th congressional district March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1861	Succeeded by Alexander H. Jones(1)
Preceded by (none)	Representative to the Provisional Confederate Congress from North Carolina 1861	Succeeded by (none)
Notes and references
1. Because of North Carolina's secession, the House seat was vacant for six years before Jones succeeded Craige.