Francis Locke Jr. (October 31, 1766 – January 8, 1823) was a U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina.
Francis Locke | |
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United States Senator from North Carolina | |
In office December 1814 – December 5, 1815 | |
Preceded by | David Stone |
Succeeded by | Nathaniel Macon |
Personal details | |
Born | Rowan County, North Carolina | October 31, 1766
Died | January 8, 1823 Rowan County, North Carolina | (aged 56)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Francis Locke was the son of Francis Locke Sr. (1722–1796) (a Revolutionary War participant) and Anne Brandon (b.abt. 1737). All are buried at Thyatira Cemetery in Rowan County, North Carolina.
A native of Rowan County, North Carolina, and a judge of the Superior Court of North Carolina from 1803 to 1814, he was elected to the Senate in 1814 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of David Stone, but resigned in 1815, before he could qualify.