Francis Fairey
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.
Francis Fairey | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Victoria | |
| In office November 12, 1953 – April 12, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Mayhew |
| Succeeded by | Albert McPhillips |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 8, 1887 Liverpool, England |
| Died | November 4, 1971 (aged 83) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | Edith Munro (sister) Douglas Munro (nephew) |
| Profession | teacher |
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.[1]
Fairey was the brother of Edith Munro and the uncle of Douglas Albert Munro.[2]:6
References
- Victoria Alumni Bulletin, Spring 2011, "F.T. Fairey (1887-1971): The Man Who inSpired “Fairey Tech”", retrieved 2012-03-11
- Williams, Gary (2014). Guardian of Guadalcanal. Lakota Press. pp. 5–10. ISBN 9780984835140.
External links
- Francis Fairey – Parliament of Canada biography
- Victoria High School Alumni News, The Man Who Inspired “Fairey Tech” and The Story of Fairey Tech, 1949-2011
- Francis Fairey at Find a Grave