Francis, David Rowland, 1850-1927

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David Rowland Francis was born in Kentucky in 1850. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 1870 and went to work as a shipping clerk. In 1877 Francis established a successful brokerage firm and by 1884 had risen to president of the Merchants Exchange in St. Louis. He then served as mayor of St. Louis (1885-1889), governor of Missouri (1889-1893), secretary of the Interior (1896-1897), and president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Francis was appointed U.S. ambassador to Russia in 1916, charged with renegotiating a new commercial treaty and overseeing the affairs of Austrian and German prisoners of war. He remained in Russia during the Revolution but left in July 1918 when the embassy staff was evacuated.

From the description of Russia in transition: the diplomatic papers of David R. Francis, U.S. ambassador to Russia, 1916-1918 (inclusive), [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122556244
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referencedIn William Woodville Rockhill papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Robins, Raymond, 1873-1954. Papers, 1878-1956. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn University of Connecticut, Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism Records., 1957-1961. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn John Reed papers, 1903-1967. Houghton Library
referencedIn Robert Lansing Papers, 1882-1929, 1905-1928 Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers.
creatorOf Francis, David Rowland, 1850-1918. Papers. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
creatorOf Francis, David Rowland, 1850-1927. Russia in transition: the diplomatic papers of David R. Francis, U.S. ambassador to Russia, 1916-1918 (inclusive), [microform]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Photographs, 1896-1941, n.d. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Robert Lansing Papers, 1882-1929, 1905-1928 Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers.
creatorOf Haskell family. Haskell family papers, 1878-1951. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Letters sent to Walter Hines Page from various correspondents, English period, 1876-1937. Houghton Library
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Beals, Jessie Tarbox. Photographs, 1896-1941 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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