Justice Francis H. Cone

Greensboro jurist Francis H. Cone sat on Georgia's Supreme Court and later the state senate, but is best remembered for stabbing future Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens in an 1848 brawl, before the two later reconciled.

Justice Francis H. Cone is a historical marker in Greensboro, Greene County. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Greene County, among 117 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.5808, -83.1814 near Greensboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Honorable Thomas Willis Cobb (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gwyn Allison, Greensboro City Cemetery, and Edgar Harvey Armor.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.