About Frank Fogwill
Lived 1902 – 1974 (aged 71). Frank Fogwill was a trade unionist.
Frank Desbarres Fogwill (November 21, 1902 – February 24, 1974) was an electrician, labour leader and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's East in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1949 to 1956.
Early life and labour advocacy
He was born in St. John's and was educated at Centenary Hall. Fogwill worked as an electrician in the Reid Newfoundland Company railway shop. He was a founding member of the St. John's local for the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and served as its first president. He was a delegate to the convention which founded the Newfoundland Trades and Labour Council, later the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour, and served on its St. John's executive.
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Who was Frank Fogwill?
Canadian politician
When was Frank Fogwill born?
Frank Fogwill was born on 21 November 1902.
When did Frank Fogwill die?
Frank Fogwill died on 24 February 1974.
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Frank Fogwill was a trade unionist.
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