Harry Denyer Francis Explained

Harry Denyer Francis
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Predecessor:Maurice Finnerty
Successor:Einar Maynard Gunderson
Term Start:June 12, 1952
Term End:October 4, 1952
Constituency:Similkameen
Birth Date:28 July 1921
Birth Place:Victoria, British Columbia
Death Place:Victoria, British Columbia
Spouse:Grace Richmond
Party:British Columbia Social Credit Party
Occupation:minister

Harry Denyer Francis (July 28, 1921  - May 2, 1987) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia briefly in 1952 from the electoral district of Similkameen, a member of the Social Credit party. He later resigned his seat in order for then-unelected finance minister Einar Maynard Gunderson to run for a seat in the legislature.[1] At the time of his initial election, he was a minister, and the pastor at the Osoyoos Pentecostal Church in Osoyoos, British Columbia.[2] He later worked in Revelstoke, British Columbia following his resignation.[3] He was also an unsuccessful Social Credit Party candidate in the 1953 provincial election in the riding of Revelstoke. He died in 1987 following a cerebral hemorrhage.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Socred Ministers Leave to Battle For House Seats. November 3, 1952. 1. Nanaimo Daily News. December 5, 2018.
  2. News: Nominated As Co.-Cred. Candidate. Nanaimo Daily News. May 1, 1952. December 5, 2018.
  3. News: Plenty of Plums of Volunteer. September 15, 1966. 1. The Vancouver Sun. December 5, 2018.
  4. Web site: Search Our Collection - Royal BC Museum. search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.