John M. Francis

John Morgan Francis (March 6, 1823 – June 18, 1897) was an American journalist and diplomat.[1]

John M. Francis
8th United States Minister to Austria
In office
September 11, 1884 – August 3, 1885
PresidentChester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Preceded byAlphonso Taft
Succeeded byAlexander Lawton
United States Minister to Portugal
In office
October 5, 1882 – August 25, 1884
PresidentChester A. Arthur
Preceded byBenjamin Moran
Succeeded byLewis Richmond
2nd United States Minister to Greece
In office
November 11, 1871 – June 25, 1873
PresidentUlysses S. Grant
Preceded byCharles K. Tuckerman
Succeeded byJ. Meredith Read
Personal details
Born(1823-03-06)March 6, 1823
Prattsburgh, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 18, 1897(1897-06-18) (aged 74)
Troy, New York, U.S.
SpouseHarriet E. Tucker
ChildrenCharles Spencer Francis

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 as 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).[1][2] He was a delegate to the 1894 New York State Constitutional Convention.[3] He died in Troy, New York.

References
  1. "John and Charles Francis collection (1869-ca. 1905)". Clements Library. University of Michigan. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. "John Morgan Francis". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. The Convention Manual of Procedure, Forms and Rules for the Regulation of Business in the Sixth New York State Constitutional Convention, 1894: Delegates Manual and Introduction. Albany, N.Y.: The Argus Company. 1894. pp. xx – via Google Books.


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