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Info box parameters for image and caption are supplied. TheVirginiaHistorian ( talk) 04:38, 25 January 2017 (UTC) reply

I've cleaned this up as best as I could without library access. I don't expect to have such for another week or two, and don't know when I'll get back to this. Although findagrave indicates French became a federal judge, such are normally listed in various directories, but not here. I don't know if he was a judge in Indian territory, whether the name doesn't show because initials were used, or whether a relative is exaggerating his position. Jweaver28 ( talk) 17:15, 29 May 2017 (UTC) reply