Francis Smith may refer to:

Government and politics

Francis Smith (by 1516-1605) Francis Smith may refer to: Government and politics *Francis Smith (by 1516-1605), Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro (UK Parliament constituency), Truro and Stafford (UK Parliament constituency), Stafford *Francis Smith, 2nd Viscount Carringto ...

, Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro and

Stafford Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about north of Wolverhampton, south of Stoke-on-Trent and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in t ...

* Francis Smith, 2nd Viscount Carrington (c. 1621 – 1701), English peer * Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith (1806–1876), US Representative from Maine *

Francis Smith (Australian politician) Sir Francis Villeneuve Smith (13 February 1819 – 17 January 1909) was an Australian lawyer, judge and politician, who served as the fourth Premier of Tasmania from 12 May 1857 until 1 November 1860. Early life: West Indies Smith was born ...

(1819–1909), former Premier of Tasmania * Frank Smith (British politician) (1854–1940), MP for Nuneaton, 1929–1931 *

Francis Henry Smith Francis Henry Smith (1868 – 17 August 1936) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Smith was born in 1868 at Long Bay near Strahan, Tasmania. He came to New Zealand with his parents and obtained his education at schools in ...

(1868–1936), Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand * Francis Smith (Missouri politician) (1905–1984), American politician from Missouri *

Francis R. Smith Francis Raphael Smith (September 25, 1911 – December 9, 1982) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Formative years Born in Philadelphia, all four of Smith's grandparents were Irish immigrants. Smith ...

(1911–1982), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania

Military

Francis Smith (British Army officer) Major General Francis Smith (1723–1791) was a British Army officer. Although Smith had a lengthy and varied career, he is best known as the British commander during most of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts on 19 April 1775. T ...

(1723–1791), British officer during the American Revolutionary War *

Francis Henney Smith Francis Henney Smith (October 18, 1812 – March 21, 1890) was an American military officer, mathematician and educator. After graduating from West Point and a brief service in the United States Army, he became the first Superintendent of the ...

(1812–1890), first Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute *

Francis Smith (RAAF officer) Francis Ryan Smith, was an Australian flying ace of the First World War, credited with 16 aerial victories. Following the war, he studied engineering and worked in China, eventually starting his own aviation business. During the Second Worl ...

(1896–1961), Australian World War I flying ace *

Francis N. Smith Francis Neale Smith (December 26, 1930 – August 15, 2020) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was Chief of the United States Naval Reserve from November 1987 until August 1989. He was an alumnus of the University of Maryland ...

(born 1930), rear admiral in the United States Navy

Business

* Francis Pettit Smith (1808–1874), British inventor of the screw propeller *

Francis Shubael Smith Francis Shubael Smith I (December 29, 1819 – February 1, 1887) partnered with Francis Scott Street and started the publishing firm of Street & Smith. Biography He was born at 1798 Division Street in New York City, and was the fourth son o ...

(1819–1887), American publisher * Francis Marion Smith (1846–1931), American borax magnate

Sports and entertainment

* Frank Smith (rugby union) (Francis Bede Smith; 1886–1954), Australian rugby union player * Fran Smith Jr. (born 1952), bass guitarist for The Hooters *

Francie Larrieu Smith Frances Anne "Francie" Larrieu Smith (November 23, 1952 in Palo Alto, California) is an American track and field athlete. She was the flagbearer at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for the United States of America. Larrieu Smith was the thi ...

(born 1952), American track and field athlete

Science and academia

* Francis Graham-Smith (born 1923), British astronomer *

Francis Hopkinson Smith Francis Hopkinson Smith (October 23, 1838 – April 7, 1915) was an American author, artist and engineer. He built the foundation for the Statue of Liberty, wrote many stories and received awards for his paintings. F. Hopkinson Smith was the ...

(1838–1915), American author, artist and engineer *

Francis P. Smith (Duquesne University) Francis P. Smith, C.S.Sp. (1907–1990) was a Roman Catholic priest and the seventh president of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, from 1946 until 1950. Personal background and education Francis P. Smith was born on March 28, 1907 in Waterbur ...

(1907–1990), American Catholic priest and university president *

Francis Smith of Warwick Francis Smith of Warwick (1672–1738) was an English master-builder and architect, much involved in the construction of country houses in the Midland counties of England. Smith of Warwick may refer also to his brothers, or his son. Architectura ...

(1672–1738), English architect *

Francis Smith (explorer) Francis Smith may refer to: Government and politics *Francis Smith (by 1516-1605), Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro and Stafford *Francis Smith, 2nd Viscount Carrington (c. 1621 – 1701), English peer *Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith (1806–1 ...

, captain of an exploration vessel, during the

Northwest Passage expedition of 1746 In 1746 a group of United Kingdom investors, led by Arthur Dobbs, commissioned a private Northwest Passage expedition of 1746. Dobbs had played a key role convincing the Royal Navy and the Royal Society to send out an expedition in 1741. The sele ...

Others

Francis Wilford-Smith Francis Wilford-Smith (12 March 1927 – 4 December 2009) was a British cartoonist, graphic artist, and producer and archivist of blues music. As a cartoonist, he used the pseudonym Smilby, a contraction of his surname with his wife's maiden nam ...

(1927–2009), British cartoonist, graphic artist, and producer and archivist of blues music *

Francis Smith (priest) Francis William Smith was Dean of Kimberley, South Africa, and Rector of St Cyprian's Cathedral in Kimberley. Early life In World War I Smith served with distinction as a Second Lieutenant (later Captain) in the 1/8th (Leeds Rifles) Battalio ...

(fl. 1917–1959), South African Anglican priest *

Francis Palmer Smith Francis Palmer Smith (March 27, 1886, in Cincinnati, Ohio – March 5, 1971, in Atlanta, Georgia) was an architect active in Atlanta and elsewhere in the Southeastern United States. He was the director of the Georgia Tech College of Architec ...

(1886–1971), American architect based in Atlanta, Georgia, also known as Francis P. Smith * Francis Smith (judge) (1847–1912), Sierra Leonean judge in the Gold Coast *

Francis Jagoe Smith Francis Jagoe Smith CMG (9 September 1873 – 1 April 1969) was the Postmaster General of Ceylon and Director of Telegraphs, serving in the position from 1913 to 1923. Francis Jagoe Smith was born on the 9th of September 1873 in Barnet, Hertfo ...