Introduction
Francis D. Weaver
FRANCIS D. WEAVER was born in Philadelphia around 1861. His family moved to Camden when he was young, and he was educated in Camden’s public schools. He had gone west, to St. Louis MO to seek his fortune, but returned in the 1880s. He studied law in Camden with Judge John W. Wescott. He was admitted to the bar as an attorney in 1890, and as a counselor in 1894. The 1890 Camden City Directory shows him living at 404 North 2nd Street, and working at 301 Market Street.
In 1913, Francis Weaver and John W. Wescott formed a partnership that endured until Wescott passed away in 1927. At the time of the 1920 census, Francis Weaver lived at 526 Royden Street, with wife Katherine, sister Anna, and his widowed mother, Harriet A. Weaver. By 1930 he had purchased the house at 323 Cooper Street, where he resided the rest of his years.
Recognized for his expertise in real estate matters, he was appointed to the Camden County Tax Board in 1913, serving there until 1924. In that year he was appointed to the State Board of Taxes and Assessments, and became president of that Board in 1929. When that Board was supplanted by the State Board of Tax Appeals, he became president of the new Board, and continued to be reappointed to that post until his death in January of 1938.
Francis D. Weaver passed away on January 8, 1938. After funeral services at the Joseph H. Murray funeral home at 408 Cooper Street, he was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Camden.
Shot Her Husband
Camden Post —
Named: Camden Post, November 10, 1897, Michael McCusker, Florence CoffeY McCusker, Benson Street, Union News Company, Elwin D. Steen, Catharine McGahan, South 2nd Street, Richard Golden, John Zander, Harry Laird, Trenton Avenue, William Staas, “Daniel Hughes” was George B. Hughes, William A. Husted, Clarence Smith, Stephen McCusker, David J. Russell, Philip Schmitz, Francis D. Weaver, Wilson Jenkins, Isaac S. Carson, Samuel Dodd, John L. Westcott, Dr. William S. Jones, and Dr. A. Haines Lippincott.
Offer of $5,300,000 for Catholic Church Property Disclosed in Court
Camden Courier-Post —
Named: Camden Courier-Post, June 11, 1932, Lewis Liberman, Edward Borden, Ralph W.E. Donges, Lewis Starr, Harry M. Schierer, Patrick H. Harding, Robert J. Kearns, William Morgenweck, Isaac Van Sciver, H. Schoemer, Julius Burman, Solis D. Cohen, William T. Boyle, Francis D. Weaver, Walter R. Carroll, Joseph H. Carr, E.E. Read Jr., Camden Lodge of Elks, Broadway Merchants Trust Company, and Church of the Immaculate Conception.
F.D. Weaver, 76, Dies; N.J. Tax Board Head
Camden Courier-Post —
Veteran Camden Lawyer Succumbs to Pneumonia; Realty Expert
Francis D. Weaver, well known Camden lawyer, and president of the New Jersey Board of Tax Appeals, died yesterday of pneumonia in Cooper Hospital. He was 76 and resided at 323 Cooper street.
Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Weaver and his family moved to Camden where he attended the public schools. His family originally came from New Jersey, a paternal ancestor arriving in the colony about 1700.
Always interested in real estate, Mr. Weaver as a young man went to St. Louis which at the time was the hub of the great Western land development.
However, in the 1880’s he returned to Camden and studied law under John W. Wescott. He was admitted to the bar as an attorney in 1890 and as a counsellor in 1894. In 1913, Wescott and Weaver formed a partnership which lasted through the former’s incumbency as state attorney general under Governor Fielder and until his death in 1927. After Mr. Wescott’s death, Mr. Weaver formed a partnership with George H. Jacobs.
From 1913 to 1924 Mr. Weaver served as a member of the Camden County Tax Board and in the latter year he was appointed by Governor Silzer to the old State Board of Taxes and Assessments. He was reappointed by Governor Moore in 1927 and in 1929 became president.
Governor Larson reappointed Mr. Weaver in 1930, and he continued as president until the old board was supplanted by the new Board of Tax Appeals on July 1, 1931. By designation of Governor Larson he became president under the new setup. On July 1, 1936, Governor Hoffman named him for another five-year term, and again designated him as president. Thus four governors of different political faiths recognized his abilities in the real estate tax field.
Mrs. Katherine Breck Weaver, widow, is residing with her daughter, Mrs. Helen MacCausland. The latter’s husband, William, was slain by three payroll bandits in Salem several years ago.
Private funeral services will be held Monday morning, it was announced by Warren Nichols, secretary to Mr. Weaver. Friends may call tomorrow night at the Murray funeral home, 408 Cooper street. Burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery.
Funeral Services Held for Francis D. Weaver
Camden Courier-Post —
Funeral services were held yesterday for Francis D. Weaver, 76, president of the New Jersey Board of Tax Appeals, who died Friday of pneumonia. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Weaver, who resided at 323 Cooper Street, served as a member of the Camden County Tax Board from 1913 to 1924. In 1924, he was appointed by Governor Silzer to the old State Board of Taxes and Assessments, becoming president in 1929. On July 1, 1936, Governor Hoffman named him for another five-year term.
A former law partner of the late John W. Wescott, who was state attorney general, Mr. Weaver later formed a partnership with George H. Jacobs here. He is survived by his widow and daughter, Mrs. Helen MacCausland.