Francis Burton Craige

Francis Burton Craige

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 7th district
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1861
Preceded by	William S. Ashe
Succeeded by	Alexander H. Jones

Born	March 13, 1811 Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
Died	December 30, 1875 Concord, North Carolina, USA
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

Francis Burton Craige (March 13, 1811 – December 30, 1875), was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Salisbury, North Carolina, March 13, 1811; attended a private school in Salisbury, and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1829; editor and proprietor of the Western Carolinian 1829-1831; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in Salisbury; one of the last borough representatives in the State house of representatives 1832-1834; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1861); chairman, Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Thirty-third Congress); delegate to the State secession convention in 1861 and introduced the Ordinance of Secession in the form in which it was adopted; delegate to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States which met in Richmond, Virginia, in July 1861; died in Concord, North Carolina, while attending the courts of that county, December 30, 1875; interment in Old English Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C.

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Preceded by William S. Ashe	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 7th congressional district March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1861	Succeeded by Alexander H. Jones^(a)
Preceded by (none)	Representative to the Provisional Confederate Congress from North Carolina 1861	Succeeded by (none)
^(a) Because of North Carolina's secession, the House seat was vacant for six years before Jones succeeded Craige.