John Michael Francis (born 1968) is a Canadian historian.
Between 2016 and 2020, Francis also served as chair of the USF Department of History and Politics.
[4] In September 2021, Ron DeSantis appointed Francis to a two-year term on the Florida Historical Commission.
[5] In October 2021, Francis was awarded the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic by Felipe VI of Spain.
[6][7] Francis founded a digital archive, La Florida, in 2018.