Francis Edwin Shober (March 12, 1831 – May 29, 1896) was an American politician who served as U.S. Representative from North Carolina, secretary of the United States Senate, county judge, and a member of the North Carolina State House and North Carolina House of Commons. He was the father of Francis Emanuel Shober. Evidence indicates that he had a son, James Francis Shober from an 18-year-old slave. His son was born in the Moravian community of Salem in 1853 and was the first documented African-American physician in NC.