Francis Willis (Representative)
- Francis Willis (Representative)
Infobox_Congressman
name= Francis Willis
state=Georgia
district=At Large
term=March 4, 1791 - March 3, 1793
preceded=George Mathews
succeeded=
date of birth=birth date|1745|1|5|mf=y
place of birth=Frederick County, Virginia
date of death=death date and age|1829|1|25|1745|1|5|mf=y
place of death=Maury County, Tennessee
spouse=
profession=
religion=
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Francis Willis (January 5, 1745 – January 25, 1829) was a United States Representative from the state of Georgia.
Willis was born in Frederick County, Virginia. He served as captain and colonel in the Revolutionary War in 1777 and 1778 in Grayson's Regiment under Colonel William Grayson.
He moved to Wilkes County, Georgia in 1784 and was elected to the United States House of Representatives as an at-large representative from Georgia. He served one term during the 2nd United States Congress from March 4, 1791, until March 3, 1793.
After his congressional service, Willis moved to Maury County, Tennessee, and died there in 1829.
References
*CongBio|W000560
*cite book
editor = William J. Northen
title = Men of Mark in Georgia
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=u-KBOk41nU4C&pg=RA17-PA357&lpg=RA17-PA357&dq=%22francis+willis%22+maury&source=web&ots=1ncRqoYoGT&sig=u-u2GfWiE_xP2oVGDsb8lkb8aa4#PRA17-PA357,M1
format = PDF
accessdate = 2006-12-28
edition = Volume I
year = 1907
publisher = A. B. Caldwell
location = Atlanta, Georgia
pages = pp.357-358
*cite web
url = http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/2court51.txt
title = CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH-IRISH SETTLEMENT OF VA; V. 2: Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800
accessdate = 2006-12-28
last = Chalkley
first = Lyman
authorlink = http://www.rootsweb.com/~chalkley
publisher = USGENWEB ARCHIVES
pages = p.473
*Thomas, John "A Man of Scotch-Irish Descent in Virginia: An Odyssey into the World of Francis Willis" 1994
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