Harry Denyer Francis
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Harry Denyer Francis | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
| In office June 12, 1952 – October 4, 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Finnerty |
| Succeeded by | Einar Maynard Gunderson |
| Constituency | Similkameen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 28, 1921 |
| Died | May 2, 1987 (aged 65) Victoria, British Columbia |
| Party | British Columbia Social Credit Party |
| Spouse | Grace Richmond |
| 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]
