Francis M. Case

Francis M. Case
Case, circa 1873
11th Mayor of Denver
In office
1873–1874
Preceded byJoseph E. Bates
Succeeded byWilliam J. Barker
Personal details
Born(1822-06-22)June 22, 1822
Eagleville, Ashtabula County, Ohio, U.S.A
DiedDecember 12, 1892(1892-12-12) (aged 70)
Findlay, Ohio, U.S.

Francis M. Case (1822-1892) was an American politician. In March 1861 he was appointed as the first Surveyor General of Colorado Territory by President Abraham Lincoln, compiling a map of Colorado from surveys and government maps. Then, in 1870, he worked as chief engineer of the Kansas Pacific Railroad. He served as the 11th mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1873 to 1874. He is buried at Denver's Fairmount Cemetery.

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