Blood, Francis (1735-1814)
- Name:
- Blood, Francis (1735-1814)
- Title:
- Justice of the Peace
Selectman 1768-
Town Clerk 1768-
New Hampshire Militia Captain 1775
New Hampshire Militia Colonel 1789
New Hampshire Militia Brigadier General 1795
Member New Hampshire Committee of Correspondence
State Senator
Councillor
Justice, Court of Common Pleas
Chief Justice, Court of Common Pleas - Born:
- 03/18/1735
- Birthplace:
- Concord, MA
- Died:
- 10/16/1814
- Death Location:
- Temple, NH
- Residence:
- Concord, MA 1735-1763
Temple, NH 1763-1814 - Occupation:
- Farmer
Civic and Political Leader
Revolutionary War service as Captain, Colonel, Major General
Judge - Father:
- Blood, Stephen
- Spouse:
- Married Elizabeth Spalding of Pepperell, MA
- Notes:
- Francis Blood was instrumental in the incorporation of the town of Temple and the establishment of its first rules of government. He enlisted in the Revolutionary War's Continental Army and was part of a Wilton, NH, militia unit that marched to Concord and Boston on April 19, 1775. However, he was principally valued for his talents as a negotiator and organizer. After the War he engaged in NH political life, first as a state representative and then as a judge. He ended his career as the Chief Justice of the NH Court of Common Pleas.
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