Francis B. Spinola | |
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_engraved_portrait.jpg) BEP engraved portrait of Spinola | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1887 – April 14, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Abram S. Hewitt |
| Succeeded by | William Bourke Cockran |
| Member of the New York Senate from the 3rd district | |
| In office 1858–1861 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Sickles |
| Succeeded by | Henry C. Murphy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Barretto Spinola March 19, 1821 Old Field, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 14, 1891 (aged 70) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Military service | |
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| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands | "Spinola Brigade" (Second Brigade, Second Division, Third Army Corps) |
| Battles/wars | |
Francis Barretto Spinola (March 19, 1821 – April 14, 1891) was an American politician and military leader often considered to have been the first Italian American[1] to be elected to the United States House of Representatives, serving two terms as a representative from New York from 1887 to 1891.
He also served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
- ^ Multiple sources:
- Cummings, Amos J. (March 26, 1892). "Address of Mr. Cummings, of New York, on the Life and Character of Francis B. Spinola.". Memorial addresses on the life and character of Francis B. Spinola, a representative from New York, delivered in the House of representatives and in the Senate, Fifty-second Congress. By 52nd United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office (published 1893). p. 15. LCCN 31035667. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
He once told me that he was of Italian lineage.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "ACR 248 Assembly Concurrent Resolution – INTRODUCED". Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 248—Relative to Italian American Heritage Month. Official California Legislative Information. August 22, 2002.
...Francis B. Spinola, the first Italian American Member of Congress...
- Eisenstadt, Peter R.; Laura-Eve Moss (2005). The Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse University Press. p. 802. ISBN 9780815608080.
New York City's Francis B. Spinola was the first Italian American to serve in Congress (1887-91).
- Burgan, Michael; Robert Asher (2009). Immigration to the United States: Italian Immigrants. Infobase Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 9781438103594.
1886: Francis Spinola of New York is the first Italian American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
- Cummings, Amos J. (March 26, 1892). "Address of Mr. Cummings, of New York, on the Life and Character of Francis B. Spinola.". Memorial addresses on the life and character of Francis B. Spinola, a representative from New York, delivered in the House of representatives and in the Senate, Fifty-second Congress. By 52nd United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office (published 1893). p. 15. LCCN 31035667. Retrieved December 15, 2016.