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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Francis Brown Sappington
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| state_delegate = Maryland
| district = [[Frederick County, Maryland|Frederick County]]
| term_start = 1808
| term_end = 1809
| alongside = [[George Baer Jr.]], [[John Thomas (Maryland politician)|John Thomas]], [[John H. Thomas (Maryland politician)|John H. Thomas]]
| predecessor = [[Benjamin Biggs (Maryland politician)|Benjamin Biggs]], [[Thomas Hawkins (American politician)|Thomas Hawkins]], [[Henry Kuhn]], [[David Shriver Jr.]]
| successor = George Baer Jr., [[John Schley]], John Thomas, John H. Thomas
| term_start2 = 1799
| term_end2 = 1800
| alongside2 = [[David Shriver]], John Thomas, [[Henry Ridgely Warfield]]
| predecessor2 = [[Upton Bruce]], [[John Gwinn (Maryland politician)|John Gwinn]], John Thomas, Henry Ridgely Warfield
| successor2 = Thomas Hawkins, [[Henry Kemp (American politician)|Henry Kemp]], [[Roger Nelson (politician)|Roger Nelson]], David Shriver
| term_start3 = 1792
| term_end3 = 1793
| alongside3 = [[William Beatty (Maryland politician)|William Beatty]], [[Joshua Dorsey]], Roger Nelson
| predecessor3 = William Beatty, [[George Burkhart]], [[John Ross Key]], [[Patrick Sim Smith]]
| successor3 = [[Mountjoy Bayly]], William Beatty, [[Benedict Jamison]], Roger Nelson
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = near [[Ellicott City, Maryland]], U.S.
| death_date = {{circa|1839}}
| death_place = [[Libertytown, Maryland]], U.S.
| resting_place =
| party = [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| spouse = Ann Ridgely
| children = 7, including [[Thomas Sappington|Thomas]]
| relatives = [[Richard F. Sappington]] (grandson)<br />[[James McSherry Jr.]] (grandson)<br />[[James McSherry (Maryland judge)|James McSherry]] (great-grandson)
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Academy and College of Philadelphia|College of Philadelphia]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|physician}}
| signature =
}}
'''Francis Brown Sappington''' (died {{circa|1839}}) was an American politician and physician from Maryland. He served as a member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], representing [[Frederick County, Maryland|Frederick County]].
==Early life==
Francis Brown Sappington was born near [[Ellicott City, Maryland]], to Frances (née Brown) and Thomas Sappington.<ref name="founders">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/foundersofannear00warf_0/page/378/mode/2up |title=The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland |last=Warfield |first=J. D. |publisher=Kohn & Pollock |year=1905 |pages=378–379 |via=[[Archive.org]] |access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name="portrait">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph01chap_0/page/n435/mode/2up |title=Portrait and Biographical Record of the Sixth Congressional District, Maryland |publisher=Chapman Publishing Company |year=1898 |pages=130,255–256,267–268 |via=[[Archive.org]] |access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Open access}}</ref> He graduated from the [[Academy and College of Philadelphia|College of Philadelphia]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 1775. Members of the [[Second Continental Congress]], including [[George Washington]] attended his commencement. At the commencement, Sappington spoke on the topic of "The Education of Young Ladies".<ref name="graduation">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-sappington-2-jun-1975-the-new/146224521/ |title=Sappington |date=1975-06-02 |newspaper=The News |page=6 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Open access}}</ref>
==Career==
Sappington worked as a physician in [[Libertytown, Maryland|Libertytown]].<ref name="portrait"/> He was considered one of the founders of the [[MedChi|Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-attention-is-called-3-feb-1/146221755/ |title=Attention is called... |date=1899-02-03 |newspaper=The News |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Open access}}</ref> and an incorporator of the [[University of Maryland]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-dr-thomas-sappington/146222010/ |title=Dr. Thomas Sappington |date=1901-08-13 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Open access}}</ref> He was associated with John P. Thompson in the founding of the ''Frederick Town Herald''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-aps-weekend-visitors-to-see-pr/146224064/ |title=AP's Weekend Visitors to See Prolific Newspaper Field Here |date=1949-06-15 |last=Eisenhauer |first=Joe |newspaper=The News |page=3 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Open access}}</ref>
Sappington was a [[Federalist Party|Federalist]].<ref name="graduation"/> He served as a member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], representing [[Frederick County, Maryland|Frederick County]] from 1792 to 1793, 1799 to 1800 and 1808 to 1809.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/house/html/frhouse.html |title=Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974) |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=[[Maryland State Archives]] |date=2024-03-20 |access-date=2024-04-28}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Sappington married a cousin of his brother Thomas Jr.'s wife. He married Ann Ridgely, daughter of Greenberry Ridgely and descendant of [[Cardinal Richelieu]].<ref name="founders"/><ref name="portrait"/> They lived in Libertytown. He had seven children, including [[Thomas Sappington|Thomas]], Francis B., Matilda or Martha, Harriet, Annie, Lydia and Nancy.<ref name="founders"/><ref name="portrait"/> His daughter Nancy married a McSherry, the father of [[James McSherry Jr.]] and grandfather of [[James McSherry (Maryland judge)|James McSherry]].<ref name="founders"/><ref name="portrait"/> His son Thomas was a state delegate and served in the War of 1812. His grandson [[Richard F. Sappington]] was a state delegate.<ref name="portrait"/>
Sappington died in Libertytown around 1839.<ref name="portrait"/>
==Legacy==
His Windsor armchair is displayed in the Etchison Room of the Historical Society in [[Frederick, Maryland|Frederick]]. The [[University of Pennsylvania]] preserves Sappington's knee breeches worn under his graduation gown during his College of Philadelphia commencement.<ref name="graduation"/>
==References==
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[[Categoryeople from Frederick County, Maryland]]
[[Category:University of Pennsylvania alumni]]
[[Category:Members of the Maryland House of Delegates]]
[[Category:Maryland Federalists]]
[[Category:18th-century American physicians]]
[[Category:19th-century American physicians]]
[[Category:18th-century American politicians]]
[[Category:19th-century American politicians]]
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{{Short description|American politician and physician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Francis Brown Sappington
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| state_delegate = Maryland
| district = [[Frederick County, Maryland|Frederick County]]
| term_start = 1808
| term_end = 1809
| alongside = [[George Baer Jr.]], [[John Thomas (Maryland politician)|John Thomas]], [[John H. Thomas (Maryland politician)|John H. Thomas]]
| predecessor = [[Benjamin Biggs (Maryland politician)|Benjamin Biggs]], [[Thomas Hawkins (American politician)|Thomas Hawkins]], [[Henry Kuhn]], [[David Shriver Jr.]]
| successor = George Baer Jr., [[John Schley]], John Thomas, John H. Thomas
| term_start2 = 1799
| term_end2 = 1800
| alongside2 = [[David Shriver]], John Thomas, [[Henry Ridgely Warfield]]
| predecessor2 = [[Upton Bruce]], [[John Gwinn (Maryland politician)|John Gwinn]], John Thomas, Henry Ridgely Warfield
| successor2 = Thomas Hawkins, [[Henry Kemp (American politician)|Henry Kemp]], [[Roger Nelson (politician)|Roger Nelson]], David Shriver
| term_start3 = 1792
| term_end3 = 1793
| alongside3 = [[William Beatty (Maryland politician)|William Beatty]], [[Joshua Dorsey]], Roger Nelson
| predecessor3 = William Beatty, [[George Burkhart]], [[John Ross Key]], [[Patrick Sim Smith]]
| successor3 = [[Mountjoy Bayly]], William Beatty, [[Benedict Jamison]], Roger Nelson
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = near [[Ellicott City, Maryland]], U.S.
| death_date = {{circa|1839}}
| death_place = [[Libertytown, Maryland]], U.S.
| resting_place =
| party = [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| spouse = Ann Ridgely
| children = 7, including [[Thomas Sappington|Thomas]]
| relatives = [[Richard F. Sappington]] (grandson)<br />[[James McSherry Jr.]] (grandson)<br />[[James McSherry (Maryland judge)|James McSherry]] (great-grandson)
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Academy and College of Philadelphia|College of Philadelphia]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|physician}}
| signature =
}}
'''Francis Brown Sappington''' (died {{circa|1839}}) was an American politician and physician from Maryland. He served as a member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], representing [[Frederick County, Maryland|Frederick County]].
==Early life==
Francis Brown Sappington was born near [[Ellicott City, Maryland]], to Frances (née Brown) and Thomas Sappington.<ref name="founders">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/foundersofannear00warf_0/page/378/mode/2up |title=The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland |last=Warfield |first=J. D. |publisher=Kohn & Pollock |year=1905 |pages=378–379 |via=[[Archive.org]] |access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name="portrait">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph01chap_0/page/n435/mode/2up |title=Portrait and Biographical Record of the Sixth Congressional District, Maryland |publisher=Chapman Publishing Company |year=1898 |pages=130,255–256,267–268 |via=[[Archive.org]] |access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Open access}}</ref> He graduated from the [[Academy and College of Philadelphia|College of Philadelphia]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 1775. Members of the [[Second Continental Congress]], including [[George Washington]] attended his commencement. At the commencement, Sappington spoke on the topic of "The Education of Young Ladies".<ref name="graduation">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-sappington-2-jun-1975-the-new/146224521/ |title=Sappington |date=1975-06-02 |newspaper=The News |page=6 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Open access}}</ref>
==Career==
Sappington worked as a physician in [[Libertytown, Maryland|Libertytown]].<ref name="portrait"/> He was considered one of the founders of the [[MedChi|Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-attention-is-called-3-feb-1/146221755/ |title=Attention is called... |date=1899-02-03 |newspaper=The News |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Open access}}</ref> and an incorporator of the [[University of Maryland]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-dr-thomas-sappington/146222010/ |title=Dr. Thomas Sappington |date=1901-08-13 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Open access}}</ref> He was associated with John P. Thompson in the founding of the ''Frederick Town Herald''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-aps-weekend-visitors-to-see-pr/146224064/ |title=AP's Weekend Visitors to See Prolific Newspaper Field Here |date=1949-06-15 |last=Eisenhauer |first=Joe |newspaper=The News |page=3 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-04-28}}{{Open access}}</ref>
Sappington was a [[Federalist Party|Federalist]].<ref name="graduation"/> He served as a member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], representing [[Frederick County, Maryland|Frederick County]] from 1792 to 1793, 1799 to 1800 and 1808 to 1809.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/house/html/frhouse.html |title=Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974) |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=[[Maryland State Archives]] |date=2024-03-20 |access-date=2024-04-28}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Sappington married a cousin of his brother Thomas Jr.'s wife. He married Ann Ridgely, daughter of Greenberry Ridgely and descendant of [[Cardinal Richelieu]].<ref name="founders"/><ref name="portrait"/> They lived in Libertytown. He had seven children, including [[Thomas Sappington|Thomas]], Francis B., Matilda or Martha, Harriet, Annie, Lydia and Nancy.<ref name="founders"/><ref name="portrait"/> His daughter Nancy married a McSherry, the father of [[James McSherry Jr.]] and grandfather of [[James McSherry (Maryland judge)|James McSherry]].<ref name="founders"/><ref name="portrait"/> His son Thomas was a state delegate and served in the War of 1812. His grandson [[Richard F. Sappington]] was a state delegate.<ref name="portrait"/>
Sappington died in Libertytown around 1839.<ref name="portrait"/>
==Legacy==
His Windsor armchair is displayed in the Etchison Room of the Historical Society in [[Frederick, Maryland|Frederick]]. The [[University of Pennsylvania]] preserves Sappington's knee breeches worn under his graduation gown during his College of Philadelphia commencement.<ref name="graduation"/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sappington, Francis Brown}}
[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
[[Category:Year of death uncertain]]
[[Category:1830s deaths]]
[[Category
eople from Howard County, Maryland]][[Category
eople from Frederick County, Maryland]][[Category:University of Pennsylvania alumni]]
[[Category:Members of the Maryland House of Delegates]]
[[Category:Maryland Federalists]]
[[Category:18th-century American physicians]]
[[Category:19th-century American physicians]]
[[Category:18th-century American politicians]]
[[Category:19th-century American politicians]]
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