George Francis | |
Birth: | 6 June 1896 Louisiana, USA |
Death: | 27 December 2008 California, USA |
Age: | 112 years, 204 days |
Country: | USA |
Validated |
George Francis (6 June 1896 – 27 December 2008) was a validated American supercentenarian.
Biography
George Francis was born in Louisiana, USA, on 6 June 1896. He celebrated his 112th birthday in 2008.
George Francis died in California, USA, on 27 December 2008 at the age of 112 years, 204 days. He was succeeded as oldest man in the United States by Walter Breuning, who later succeeded Allingham as oldest in the world on 18 July 2009.
Francis was, at the time of his death, the oldest living man in the United States and the second-oldest validated living man in the world joint with the Englishman Henry Allingham. With a combined age of 225 years, 246 days, they were the longest-lived pair of men born the exact same day.
References
United States' Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
Charlie Nelson • Charlie Phillips • Zachariah Blackistone • James Nash • Walter Wilcox • Gregory Pandazes • Joe Thomas • Alphaeus Philemon Cole • Alton Gilbert • Oscar Dubois • James Wiggins • Frederick Frazier • Christian Mortensen • Johnson Parks • Walter Richardson • John Painter • John McMorran • Fred Hale • Earl Brush • Moses Hardy • Thomas Nelson • Antonio Pierro • George Francis • Walter Breuning • Shelby Harris • Salustiano Sanchez • Alexander Imich • Conrad Johnson • Wash Wesley • Felix Simoneaux • Frank Levingston • Clarence Matthews • Richard Overton • Henry Tseng • CP Crawford • Irving Piken • Lawrence Brooks • Ezra Hill • Francis Zouein • Morrie Markoff |