residing in Victoria, Canada where he became the first black person elected to Victoria city council. However in 1865, the day after being sworn in, Francis resigned since he was not listed in the 1863 Assessment Role. Death Abner Hunt Francis's obituary was published in the March 28th edition of Daily British Colonialist in 1872. Francis was accredited as an influential member of the colored community. His death was quite sudden and attributed to inflammation of the bowels. References External links Home of Abner Hunt Francis in Victoria. Obituary of Abner Hunt Francis Petition to allow Francis to stay in Oregon. Notable Women of Portland. Sydna E. R. Francis. African Americans of Portland. 1813 births 1872 deaths African-American abolitionists People from Hunterdon County, New Jersey Businesspeople from Portland, Oregon Activists from Portland, Oregon Black Canadian businesspeople Black Canadian politicians Victoria, British Columbia city councillors American emigrants to pre-Confederation British Columbia Canadian people of African-American descent History of Black people in British Columbia African-American history in Portland, Oregon African-American history of Oregon 19th-century American businesspeople