About Francis Lawrence Jobin
Lived 1914 – 1995 (aged 81). Francis Lawrence Jobin was a Canadian politician.
Francis Laurence Jobin (August 14, 1914 – August 25, 1995) was a politician and the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, Canada.
Jobin was born in Winnipeg, and was educated at the University of Manitoba. He moved to Flin Flon, in the northern part of the province, in 1935. He worked for Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting as a labourer, miner and surveyor, later working in the company's purchasing department.
Jobin was re-elected in the 1953 election,
Jobin was elected to the Flin Flon Municipal Council in 1966. He made another bid for the provincial legislature in the 1969 election, this time finishing third against Witney and the successful New Democratic candidate, Thomas Barrow. Jobin received a Centennial Medal from the Manitoba Historical Society in 1970, and continued his work on the municipal council. In October 1974, he was elected mayor of Flin Flon.
On March 15, 1976, Jobin was sworn in as the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. He served in this position until October 23, 1981. He died in Winnipeg on August 25, 1995.
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Canadian politician (1914-1995)
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Francis Lawrence Jobin was born on 14 August 1914 in Winnipeg.
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Francis Lawrence Jobin died on 25 August 1995 in Winnipeg.
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