James Earickson (December 7, 1782 – June 11, 1844) was a U.S. politician from

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. James Earickson was born in Isle of Kent, Maryland, and moved to

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in 1818. He was elected to the

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as a Democrat in August, 1828. Less than five months later, in January, 1829, he was appointed as State Treasurer of Missouri. The city of

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was created in 1836 from land partially contributed by Earickson. On a personal note, he was married to the former Rebecca Malone and had three children. One of his granddaughters, Jane Perry Francis was married to

David R. Francis David Rowland Francis (October 1, 1850January 15, 1927) was an American politician and diplomat. He served in various positions including Mayor of St. Louis, the 27th Governor of Missouri, and United States Secretary of the Interior. He was th ...

who served as Governor of Missouri from 1889 to 1893.

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