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Hon. Franklin H. Elmore (b. 15 Oct 1799 - d. 28 May 1850) {Congressional Cemetery, DC: Public Vault -- Removed to Columbia, SC, 1850) | ||||||||||||
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A Representative and a Senator from South Carolina. Graduated from the South Carolina College. Studied law and practiced. Elected as a State Rights Democrat to the 24th amd 25th Congress (1836 to 1839). Appointed to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John C. Calhoun and served from April 11, 1850 until his death. | ||||||||||||
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The National Intelligencer, Friday, May 31, 1850 At the opening of the Senate yesterday the death of Mr. Elmore was announced, and, after the adoption of the usual resolutions of respect for the memory of the deceased, the Senate adjourned without doing any business. Both Houses will meet today to attend the Funeral. The Committee of Arrangements, Pallbearers, and Mourners will assemble at 11 o'clock at the late residence of Mr. Elmore, on Capitol Hill, and remove the corpse thence, in charge of the Committee of Arrangements, attended by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, to the Senate Chamber, where Divine service will be performed. At twelve o'clock M. the funeral will move from the Senate Chamber to the place of interment, in the following order: | ||||||||||||
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Order of Procession:
The Chaplains of both Houses of Congress Physicians who attended the deceased Committee of Arrangements
Pall-Bearers
The family and friends of the deceased The Senator and Representatives from the State of South Carolina s mourners The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate of the United States The Vice President and Secretary of the Senate The Senate of the United States The other officers of the Senate The Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives The Speaker and Clerk of the House of Representatives The House of Representatives The other officers of the House of Representatives The President of the United States (Taylor) The Heads of Departments The Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States and its officers The Diplomatic Corps Judges of the United States Officers of the Executive Departments Officers of the Army and Navy The Mayor of Washington Citizens and Strangers |