About Francis Fairey
Lived 1887 – 1971 (aged 83). Francis Fairey was a Canadian politician and teacher.
Francis Thrower Fairey (November 11, 1887 – November 4, 1971) was a Canadian politician, who served as a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1957. He was a teacher by career.
He was first elected at the Victoria riding in the 1953 general election, but was defeated by Albert McPhillips of the Progressive Conservatives in the 1957 election.
Prior to entering politics, he served as a teacher in Vancouver, British Columbia, Deputy Minister of Education, provincial Director of Industrial and Technical Education and also the Regional Director of the Canadian Vocational Training Program. The vocational training facility at Victoria High School, Fairey Technical Unit ("Fairey Tech"), was named after him.
Fairey was the brother of Edith Munro and the uncle of Douglas Albert Munro.
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Who was Francis Fairey?
Canadian politician
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Francis Fairey was born on 8 November 1887 in Liverpool.
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Francis Fairey died on 4 November 1971.
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Francis Fairey was a politician and teacher.
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Francis Fairey was Canadian.
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