Born: Circa February 1844, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
Died: Circa February 1908, Richmond, Surrey, England.
An author and journalist, Francis was the brother of Heathcote Statham.
He spent many years in South Africa, where he edited the Natal Witness and wrote a number of books on British-Boer relations.
He was living in London in 1881, and Liverpool in 1901.
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