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Memorial addresses on the life and character of francis b spinola spinola francis b on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers memorial addresses on the life and character of francis b spinola. Get this from a library memorial addresses on the life and character of francis b spinola a representative from new york delivered in the house of representatives and in the senate fifty second congress united states congress. Francis barretto spinola march 19 1821 april 14 1891 was an american politician and military lead of portuguese irish and italian ancestry he is considered by some sources as the first italian american to be elected to the united states house of representatives serving as a representative from new york from 1887 to 1891 he also served as a general in the union army during the . Civil war union brigadier general us congressman he was admitted to the bar in 1844 commenced law practice in brooklyn new york served in the state assembly in 1855 and the state senate 1858 to 1861 when the civil war erupted he joined the new york regiment and was commissioned brigadier general in october. Memorial addresses on the life and character of francis b spinola a representative from new york delivered in the house of representatives and in the senate fifty second congress 3 5 memorial addresses on the life and character of james laird a representative from nebraska 45 5