Lithuanian Prime Minister. He served as 3rd Minister of the Republic of Lithuania (which lasted from 1918 to 1940), serving from March 9 to April 12, 1919. He is best remembered for his patriotic acts during very troubled time in Lithuanian. He was one of the twenty men who signed the Act of Independence of Lithuania on February 16, 1918; being an active in politics as a member of the Lithuanian Christian (Catholic) Democratic Party. He resigned to serve his country by as the Professor of Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Sciences, a lawyer, philosopher, public figure, editor, and publisher. His personal life has been described as a “rocky road”. There were many challenges for him to meet as the oldest of fifteen children living in poor rural village in Lithuania. Obtaining an education appeared to be impossible to him, but that was his goal. After attending local schools, he attended Veiveriai Teachers' Seminar and University of Moscow. In 1911, he married Marcel Bucevičiūtę, and over the years, they had three sons and two daughters. In 1912 he graduated with a law degree but decided to become the editor of a newspaper, the "Hope" in Vilnius, from 1913 to 1915. In 1913 he returned to the University of Moscow for his PhD. In 1916 he was one of the founders of a Catholic youth group, "Sun Society"; supported the efforts to have the Lithuanian language in church services; and established the first public high school teaching Lithuanian culture. From 1922 to 1940, he was a professor at the University of Lithuania in Kaunas. During this time period, he wrote over forty articles on the subjects of religious science, philosophy, natural science, and his main topics, primitive man and culture. He started and edited a Catholic magazine for academia and an another magazine for students. From 1931 to 1940, he was a contributor to the Lithuanian Encyclopedia. After World War II, his classes at the University were closed by the Soviets and many of the professors were being closely monitored. On June 14, 1941, he was arrested by the Soviets along with his wife, his youngest daughter and two sons. Their oldest daughter had changed her surname escaping to America, and the oldest son was in the military. The family was eventually put in exile in the Garry Prison Camp in Russia. Shortly afterward, he along with thirty other exiles was transferred to Sverdlovsk Prison Camp in Russia, accused of counter-revolutionary activity, found guilty and sentenced according to the Russian SFSR Criminal Code, article 58 with the death penalty and confiscation of any personal property from the remaining family. He was executed with an unknown burial site. In 2007, with a memorial service, a cenotaph was placed in Rasu Cemetery. There have been numerous tributes made to him over the years including schools and streets named in his honor, a national postage stamp, crosses at two Catholic Churches placed in his honor, a stained-glass window in a Canadian Church, a historical plaque on his former residence, scholarships, and a bust created by sculptor, Arunas Sakalauskas, which was placed at St. Michael's Church. His first name was "Franz" in English. In 1970, Zeno Ivinskis published “Professor Pranas Dovydaitis”. In 1975, Juozas Girnius published Dovydaitis’ biography with the title being his name. In 1980, Aldona Vasiliauskienės published Dovydaitis’ biography, "A Patriot’s Rocky Road”; she has been known for authoring books on the modern history of the Roman Catholic Church in Lithuania. Years later, after he was found innocent of any crimes, Pope John Paul II proclaimed him a martyr on May 7, 2000.