12 Facts About Francis Case

Francis Higbee Case was an American journalist and politician who served for 25 years as a member of the United States Congress from South Dakota.

Francis Case moved with his parents to Sturgis, South Dakota, at the age of 13.

Francis Case entered politics in 1934 when he ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives but lost.

Francis Case left the House in 1951 when he became a senator.

Francis Case decided to run for the Senate in the 1950 election, and defeated the incumbent John Chandler Gurney in the Republican primary.

Francis Case was known as a moderate senator whose main goals were to expand America's road and waterway infrastructure, particularly in South Dakota.

Lake Francis Case, along the Missouri River, is named after him, as is a bridge on I-395 in Washington, DC Case voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960, but did not vote on the 24th Amendment to the US Constitution.

In 1956, Francis Case alleged that he had been offered a $2,500 campaign contribution dependent on his support for the Harris-Fulbright Natural Gas Bill which would deregulate the natural gas market.

Francis Case served in the Senate from 1951 until his death.

Francis Case died of a heart attack at the Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, on June 22,1962.

Francis Case's death occurred several months before the expiration of his second term in the Senate.

Francis Case is buried at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis.