Francis Lubbock

Francis R. Lubbock ( born October 16, 1815 in Beaufort, South Carolina, † June 22, 1905 in Austin, Texas ) was an American politician and ninth governor of Texas.

Lubbock was born in South Carolina, the son of Dr. Henry Thomas Willis Lubbock and Susan Ann (born Saltus ) in 1815 and was a brother of Thomas Saltus Lubbock, after whom the city was named Lubbock. At the age of 14, after his father died, he left school and worked as a clerk in a store for household goods and other equipment. In 1836 he moved to Texas and married Adele Baron also New Orleans. In 1837 he opened a general store and in 1840 he tried his hand as a rancher and joined the Democratic Party. A short time later, he was auditor of the Republic of Texas under Sam Houston.

After working as a Vice- Governor, he was appointed on November 7, 1861 as the successor to Edward Clark, with only 127 votes for governor of Texas and remained in office until 5 November 1863. His successor as governor was Pendleton Murrah.

After that he went with the rank of Colonel to the military and served under General John Bankhead Magruder. After the collapse of the Confederate Army Lubbock fled along with Jefferson Davis from Richmond to Georgia, where they were captured a short time later by Union troops. After Lubbock sat eight months in prison before Fort Delaware. Upon his return to Texas, he continued to pursue its commercial interests in Houston and Galveston. From 1878 to 1891 he was treasurer of the state.