The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-06-23

Fermsr Governor ard state Treasures
pasrss Away u Rsre Old Age.

induced by old age. as he would have
been ninety years old oct Is
Francis Richard Lubbock was a
South Caroiinian. the descendant Of
an old English stock He was born at
Beaufort on Oct Is. 1916 ana Was edu-
Gated at Beaufort coiiage. H. was
undergoing an examine iion for en-
trance TO West Point Military aesd-
emy when the death Of his l4ther ne
cessitated his remaining at home with
his mother, and he engaged in mer-
camille pursuits. AT the age Of eigh-
teen he removed to New Or1estss.
where he conducted a drug business
and where he was married at the age
of nineteen to Miss Adele naron. Texas
was then attracting much attention.
and he came 20 yelasco with cargo
of arms, ammunition and flour and
threw his fortunes with the lew coun~
try, then struggling for Independence.
AFTER the war was over and TeSas a
republic. he took his wife to Houston,
~herr i1 January. 1897, he with Judge
FrauslH4. Aosiey Baker. j. X Allen
ard oAfsf aSated and built the first
houses, Iouston bHd been selected as
III" scat % tae government, and iu the
following spring The archives Of the
republic were removed lo that place
ana an extra session ~ congress WAC
called SIT t.ubbock was elected as
sistaat clerk Of the congress that be-
ing his first public "fti. g. and at the
neat session az the republics congress
he was elected clerk.
President Houston early recognized
I'm NJ Lubbock rare business traits
and 'ap~city for public service and
made h}fa his controller About that
tine '. BAL MAS known as the gonneif
command was organized for the better
protection Of the extensive frontier
froia the depredstions of hostile saw
ages, and Mr.. Lubbock was transfer
red from the office 10 the field, AS adj
tutsnt OF tire command.
In 1871 Mr., Lubbock was again ap-
pointed by President Houston To the
office Of controller. but i'm the same
year he resigned having been elected
clerk ef the district court nf Harris
county, In hieh position he served
until 1857, for period of sixteen
years. Texas having In the meantime
become & state, Mr., Lubbock was at
the Democratic state convention held
AZ WAGE III IS9s, nominated for lieu
TENANT S"N"fhof ana n" vas elected
~ fh~' p'+@t'i"t' In 1851 ne was elect
ed governor OF Texas. and for two
years he devoted his entire time to the
OF the state and the carrying
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