Frederick Francis | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Henty |
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In office 13 December 1919 – 3 October 1925 |
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Preceded by | James Boyd |
Succeeded by | Henry Gullett |
Personal details | |
Born | 1881 Melbourne, Victoria |
Died | 15 August 1949 (aged 67–68) |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party |
Independent (1919–22) Nationalist (1922–25) |
Occupation | Builder |
Frederick Henry Francis (1881 – 15 August 1949) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was a builder and Malvern City Councillor before entering federal politics. In 1919, he contested the Australian House of Representatives seat of Henty as an independent Nationalist and defeated the sitting Nationalist MP, James Boyd, on Labor preferences. By the 1922 election, Francis was a member of the Nationalist Party, and defeated three other Nationalist candidates, including Boyd and future member for Henty Henry Gullett. Francis retired in 1925, although he contested unsuccessfully the Balaclava by-election in 1929 as an independent Nationalist, and died in 1949.