Francis Bailey (September 3, 1744 – November 1, 1817) was an early American printer, publisher and journalist in Pennsylvania from 1771 to 1807.

In addition to printing editions of the Articles of Confederation and Thomas Paine's Common Sense, he acted as printer for Congress and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

[1] Bailey was the first printer to refer to George Washington, in print, as the Father of His Country.

[3] Bailey was taught the printing trade by Peter Miller in Ephrata, Lancaster county.

Bailey's daughter-in-law managed a press shop in Philadelphia in 1818.