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Francis Helme

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Role
  
Member of Parliament

Succeeded by
  
John Diefenbaker

Name
  
Francis Helme

Party
  
Liberal Party of Canada


Profession
  
agent, dealer

Spouse
  
Faye Bicknell

Political party
  
Liberal

Died
  
May 11, 1984

Resigned
  
June 1953

Full Name
  
Francis Heselton Helme

Born
  
26 August 1899 Liverpool, England (
1899-08-26
)

Preceded by
  
Edward LeRoy Bowerman

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

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.

References

Francis Helme Wikipedia