| Charles Asa Francis | |
| Office: | New Jersey Assembly |
| Term Start: | ? |
| Term End: | ? |
| Office1: | New Jersey Senate |
| Term Start1: | 1897 |
| Term End1: | 1902 |
| Office2: | Mayor of Long Branch |
| Term Start2: | 1903 |
| Term End2: | 1906 |
| Office3: | Sheriff of Monmouth County |
| Term Start3: | 1903 |
| Term End3: | 1906 |
| Office4: | Treasurer of Monmouth County |
| Term Start4: | 1920 |
| Term End4: | 1934 |
| Birth Date: | 28 October 1855 |
| Birth Place: | Adelphia, New Jersey |
| Death Place: | Long Branch, New Jersey |
Charles Asa Francis (1855–1934) was an American politician from Monmouth County, New Jersey.[1]
Francis was born on October 28, 1855, in Adelphia, New Jersey. He died on April 18, 1934, in Long Branch, New Jersey, and was buried in Old First Methodist Church Cemetery in West Long Branch[2] [3]
After serving for two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, Francis served in the New Jersey Senate from 1897 to 1902,[4] his final year as president.[5]
Having previously served as council-member, Francis became the first Mayor of Long Branch, New Jersey, under the reincorporation of Long Branch as a city on April 8, 1903.[6]
He served as Sheriff of Monmouth County from 1903 to 1906.[7]
He served as treasurer of the county in the 14 years preceding his death.[2]