| Frank D. Upchurch | |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1894 |
| Office: | Member of the Florida Senate from the 31st district |
| Term: | 1943 |
| Predecessor: | Jurant T. Shepherd |
| Successor: | Walter B. Fraser |
| Office1: | Member of the Florida House of Representatives from Nassau County |
| Term1: | 1921 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Relatives: | Tracy W. Upchurch (grandson) |
| Children: | Judge Frank Upchurch Jr. Hamilton Upchurch |
| Residence: | St. Augustine, Florida |
Frank Drew Upchurch (February 25, 1894 – June 2, 1986) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of both houses of the Florida Legislature.
Upchurch born February 25, 1894, and was raised in Racepond, Georgia. Upchurch was a veteran of World War I, serving in the United States Marine Corps.[1] He represented Nassau County in the Florida House of Representatives in 1921 alongside C. C. Fuqua.[2] before moving to St. Augustine. He then became the city's Mayor in 1928.[3] He served as a member for the 31st district of the Florida Senate in 1943.[4]
Upchurch ran for governor in 1944, but was defeated by Millard Caldwell.[3] Upchurch was a leader in the conservative bloc of the Florida Democratic Party and a rival of U.S. Senator Claude Pepper.[5] He led the movement to send unpledged delegates to the 1944 Democratic National Convention in order to oppose Democratic incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt.[6] Four years later, he served as the chair of its delegation to the 1948 Democratic National Convention. After the embrace of a civil rights plank, Upchurch joined Dixiecratic revolt and was one of four slated electors for the campaign of Strom Thurmond.[7] He died on June 2, 1986.[3]