Francis X. Desnoyers | |
Order: | 2nd |
Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin | |
Term Start: | April 1855 |
Term End: | April 1856 |
Predecessor: | William C. E. Thomas |
Successor: | H. E. Eastman |
State1: | Wisconsin |
State Assembly1: | Wisconsin |
District1: | Brown - Door - Kewaunee |
Term Start1: | January 1854 |
Term End1: | January 1855 |
Predecessor1: | Randall Wilcox |
Successor1: | Morgan Lewis Martin |
Party: | Republican Democratic (before 1855) |
Birth Date: | July 29, 1813 |
Birth Place: | Detroit, Michigan Territory |
Death Place: | Brown County, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Restingplace: | Allouez Catholic Cemetery, |
Spouse: | Louisa A. Baird |
Children: | Frank B. Desnoyers and 2 others |
Parents: | Peter J. Desnoyers Marie |
Francis Xavier Desnoyers (July 29, 1813August 13, 1868) was an American merchant, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 2nd mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in the 1854 session.
Desnoyers was born on July 29, 1813, in Detroit, Michigan Territory,[1] the son of Peter J. Desnoyers and his wife Marie.
He married Louisa A. Baird of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and had three children. Their son, Frank, would also become mayor of Green Bay. Frank married Leila Lindsley, the daughter of former Green Bay mayor M. P. Lindsley. Francis X. Desnoyers died on August 13, 1868, aged 55.
Desnoyers was mayor of Green Bay in 1855. He also served as an alderman. He was a Republican.