Background
Desnoyers was born on July 29, 1813, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Peter J. Desnoyers and his wife Marie.
Desnoyers was born on July 29, 1813, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Peter J. Desnoyers and his wife Marie.
Their son, Frank, would also become mayor of Green Bay. Frank married Leila Lindsley, the daughter of former Green Bay mayor M. P. Lindsley. Francis X. Desnoyers died on August 13, 1868, aged 65.
Desnoyers was mayor of Green Bay in 1855.
He also served as an alderman. He was a Republican.