Francis W. Rockwell | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's12th district | |
| In office January 17, 1884 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | George D. Robinson |
| Succeeded by | John Crawford Crosby |
| Member of theMassachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1881–1882 | |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1879 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1844-05-26)May 26, 1844 |
| Died | June 26, 1929(1929-06-26) (aged 85) Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Gilbert Davis[1] |
| Children | William Walker, Henry Davis, Samuel Forbes, Julius, Lawrence Dowse, Francis W. and Elizabeth[2] |
| Alma mater | Amherst College Harvard Law School |
Francis Williams Rockwell (May 26, 1844 – June 26, 1929) was aUnited States representative fromMassachusetts. Born inPittsfield, Massachusetts, his father wasJulius Rockwell, also a member ofCongress.
Rockwell attended the public schools and Edwards Place SchoolStockbridge. He graduated fromAmherst College in 1868 and from the law department ofHarvard University in 1871; he commenced the practice of law in Pittsfield in 1871. He was appointed one of the special justices of thedistrict court of central Berkshire in 1873, resigning in 1875. He served in theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1879, and served in theMassachusetts Senate in 1881 and 1882.
Rockwell was elected as aRepublican to the Forty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofGeorge D. Robinson; he was reelected to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, and Fifty-first Congresses and served from January 17, 1884, to March 3, 1891. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress, and resumed the practice of law in Pittsfield until 1916 when he retired. From 1893 to 1916 he was president of the City Savings Bank 1893–1916, and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1900. He was a member of theGreylock Reservation Commission from 1898 to 1926.
He died at his home in Pittsfield on June 26, 1929, and was interred inPittsfield Cemetery.[3]
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