Francis Newman (circa 1605 – 18 November 1660) was an English colonist in America.
He emigrated to New Hampshire in 1634, but shortly thereafter moved to the Connecticut valley.
[1] Newman was prominent in the affairs of the colony at New Haven, becoming ensign in the trained band in June, 1642.
[2] In 1653, he was one of the commissioners sent from the Connecticut River towns to Manhattan to demand reparation of Peter Stuyvesant, Governor of New Netherland, for injuries sustained by the English colonists at the hands of the Dutch.
[3] In May 1658, Newman succeeded Eaton as Governor of the New Haven Colony, and served until his death.