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Francis Malbone Jr. (March 20, 1759June 4, 1809) was an American merchant from
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. His father, Francis Sr., and his uncle, Evan, were active in the slave trade in Rhode Island. He held the rank of captain in the Rhode Island Militia and served as the commanding officer of the Artillery Company of Newport from 1792 until his death. He represented
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in the
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from March 4, 1793, until March 3, 1797, and served briefly as a
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from March 4, 1809, to his death three months later. He died on the steps of the Capitol building in
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, and is buried in the
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in that city.


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