| John M. Francis | |
| Order: | 8th |
| Minister From: | United States |
| Country: | Austria |
| Term Start: | September 11, 1884 |
| Term End: | August 3, 1885 |
| Predecessor: | Alphonso Taft |
| Successor: | Alexander Lawton |
| President: | Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland |
| Minister From1: | United States |
| Country1: | Portugal |
| Term Start1: | October 5, 1882 |
| Term End1: | August 25, 1884 |
| Predecessor1: | Benjamin Moran |
| Successor1: | Lewis Richmond |
| President1: | Chester A. Arthur |
| Order2: | 2nd |
| Minister From2: | United States |
| Country2: | Greece |
| Term Start2: | November 11, 1871 |
| Term End2: | June 25, 1873 |
| President2: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Predecessor2: | Charles K. Tuckerman |
| Successor2: | J. Meredith Read |
| Birth Date: | 6 March 1823 |
| Birth Place: | Prattsburgh, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Troy, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Harriet E. Tucker |
| Children: | Charles Spencer Francis |
John Morgan Francis (March 6, 1823 – June 18, 1897) was an American journalist and diplomat.[1]
Francis was born in Prattsburgh, New York. He left home in 1838 and began working in Canandaigua, New York, for several newspapers. He moved to Troy, New York in 1846 and was chief editor of the Northern Budget. Francis founded the Troy Daily Times on June 25, 1841. As a diplomat, Francis served as United States Minister to Greece (1871-1873), as Minister Resident/Consul General to Portugal (1882-1884) (originally appointed Chargé d'Affaires, he took the oath of office, but did not proceed to the post in that capacity), and as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Austria-Hungary (1884-1885).[2] He was a delegate to the 1894 New York State Constitutional Convention.[3] He died in Troy, New York.