Francis Norton Mann was a native of Milton, Saratoga county, where he was born June 19, 1802, the son of Jeremiah Mann and Lydia Norton. He was educated at the Lansingburgh academy and Union college, being graduated from the latter institution in 1825. The following fall he began the study of law in the office of Ashley Sampson and John Dickson in Rochester, then with Daniel Cady in Johnstown, completing his studies with Samuel G. Huntington in Troy. He was admitted to the bar in 1828 and immediately opened an office in Troy. After serving as supervisor and alderman, he was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas from 1840 to 1845, and in 1847 was chosen mayor of Troy, being re-elected three times by increasing majorities. During his long career he was distinguished for his integrity in his professional, his official and his business life. He died February 8, 1880.
Francis Norton Mann was a native of Milton, Saratoga county, where he was born June 19, 1802, the son of Jeremiah Mann and Lydia Norton. He was educated at the Lansingburgh academy and Union college, being graduated from the latter institution in 1825. The following fall he began the study of law in the office of Ashley Sampson and John Dickson in Rochester, then with Daniel Cady in Johnstown, completing his studies with Samuel G. Huntington in Troy. He was admitted to the bar in 1828 and immediately opened an office in Troy. After serving as supervisor and alderman, he was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas from 1840 to 1845, and in 1847 was chosen mayor of Troy, being re-elected three times by increasing majorities. During his long career he was distinguished for his integrity in his professional, his official and his business life. He died February 8, 1880.
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