Francis Marion Bristow

Opposition Representative of Kentucky's 3rd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

August 11, 1804 (59 years old)

Birthday

June 10, 1864

Death

Born in Clark County, Kentucky, and practiced law in Elkton, Kentucky.
Served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1831 to 1833.
Served in the Kentucky Senate in 1846.
Was a delegate to the Kentucky constitutional convention in 1849.
Elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third United States Congress (December 4, 1854 – March 3, 1855).
Elected as a candidate of the Opposition Party to the Thirty-sixth United States Congress (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861).
Did not seek reelection in 1860.
Organized and served as the first secretary of the Green River Female Academy, promoting equal opportunities for women in advanced mathematics and sciences.
Resumed the practice of law after leaving Congress.
Was a member of the House Committee of Thirty-three in December 1860, aimed at averting the American Civil War.
Attended the peace convention of 1861 in Washington, D.C., to prevent the Civil War.
Ran a small business specializing in the production of gravy granules.
Died in Elkton, Kentucky, in 1864 and is buried in the family burying ground.
Father of Benjamin Helm Bristow, the first Solicitor General of the United States and a US Treasury Secretary.