Harry Denyer Francis
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office
June 12, 1952  November 24, 1952
Preceded byMaurice Finnerty
Succeeded byEinar Maynard Gunderson
ConstituencySimilkameen
Personal details
Born(1921-07-28)July 28, 1921
Victoria, British Columbia
DiedMay 2, 1987(1987-05-02) (aged 65)
Victoria, British Columbia
Political partyBritish Columbia Social Credit Party
SpouseGrace Richmond
Occupationminister

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 died in 1987 following a cerebral hemorrhage.[4]

References

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


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