Francis Hendricks

Francis Hendricks (November 23, 1834 – June 9, 1920) was an American merchant, banker and politician from New York.

Governor Theodore Roosevelt appointed him as Superintendent of Insurance in February 1900, a post he held until May 1906.

In 1918, the veteran Hendricks lost the support of his ward and town leaders in the midst of the prohibition debate.

[1] Childless, in his will Hendricks left $500,000 to Syracuse University to build a chapel in memory of his wife, Eliza Jane.

Today, Hendricks Memorial Chapel is a registered historic landmark on the university's campus.