Biography

1824 - 12/28/1897


HOOD, Francis, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, circa 1824 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; music teacher; elected, delegate, Republican State Convention (1859); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1865 and 1866 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1867 term; city alderman, Philadelphia; elected, school director (1876-1878); engaged, real estate; died, December 28, 1897 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.   


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