Francis Brown Sappington (died c. 1839) was an American politician and physician from Maryland.
Members of the Second Continental Congress, including George Washington attended his commencement.
He had seven children, including Thomas, Francis B., Matilda or Martha, Harriet, Annie, Lydia and Nancy.
[2] His Windsor armchair is displayed in the Etchison Room of the Historical Society in Frederick.
The University of Pennsylvania preserves Sappington's knee breeches worn under his graduation gown during his College of Philadelphia commencement.