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David Francis | |
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| United States Ambassador to Russia | |
| In office May 5, 1916 – November 7, 1917 | |
| President | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | George Marye |
| Succeeded by | William Christian Bullitt Jr. (as Ambassador to Soviet Union) |
| President of the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games | |
| In office October 28, 1900 – September 3, 1904 | |
| President | Pierre de Coubertin |
| Preceded by | Pierre de Coubertin |
| Succeeded by | Edward Battell |
| 20th United States Secretary of the Interior | |
| In office September 3, 1896 – March 5, 1897 | |
| President | Grover Cleveland William McKinley |
| Preceded by | Hoke Smith |
| Succeeded by | Cornelius Bliss |
| 27th Governor of Missouri | |
| In office January 14, 1889 – January 9, 1893 | |
| Lieutenant | Stephen Claycomb |
| Preceded by | Albert P. Morehouse |
| Succeeded by | William J. Stone |
| 26th Mayor of St. Louis | |
| In office April 14, 1885 – January 2, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | William L. Ewing |
| Succeeded by | Edward A. Noonan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Rowland Francis October 1, 1850 Richmond, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 1927 (aged 76) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Bellefontaine Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Jane Perry
(m. 1876; died 1924) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | Washington University in St. Louis (BA) |
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David Rowland Francis (October 1, 1850 – January 15, 1927) was an American politician and diplomat. He served in various positions including Mayor of St. Louis, the 27th Governor of Missouri, and United States Secretary of the Interior. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Russia between 1916 and 1917, during the Russian Revolution of 1917. He was a Wilsonian Democrat.[1]