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Francis Helme

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Francis Helme
Member of Parliament
for Prince Albert
In office
June 1949 – June 1953
Preceded byEdward LeRoy Bowerman
Succeeded byJohn Diefenbaker
Personal details
Born
Francis Heselton Helme

(1899-08-26)26 August 1899
Liverpool, England
Died11 May 1984(1984-05-11) (aged 84)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Faye Bessie Bicknell
m. 15 August 1927[1]
Professionagent, dealer

Francis Heselton Helme (26 August 1899 – 11 May 1984) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Liverpool, England and came to Canada in 1908. He became an agent and dealer for International Harvester.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Prince Albert riding in the 1949 general election. After serving in the 21st Canadian Parliament, Helme did not seek another federal term in the 1953 election. He died of heart disease in 1984.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Normandin, Pierre G. (1952). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ^ http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/DisplayGenealogyImage?k=56220c52-2586-4e6f-9551-8f5cc635b861

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