Francis Rawn Shunk (August 7, 1788 – July 20, 1848) was the tenth governor of Pennsylvania from 1845 to 1848.

[1] Shunk was born on August 7, 1788, in Trappe, Pennsylvania, to a poor farming family of German descent.

When Democratic gubernatorial candidate Henry A. P. Muhlenberg unexpectedly died in August 1844, Shunk was selected as the party's replacement nominee.

A large crowd attended Shunk's inaugural ceremonies, which were held during a snowstorm on January 21, 1845.

[4] Reelected during the 1847 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, he was compelled to retire before his second term was complete due to failing health caused by tuberculosis.