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Grosvenor Francis

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Preceded by
  
Charles McDonald

Died
  
November 30, 1944

Nationality
  
Australian

Succeeded by
  
Darby Riordan

Name
  
Grosvenor Francis

Resigned
  
October 12, 1929

Role
  
Australian Politician


Grosvenor Francis

Born
  
14 August 1873 (
1873-08-14
)

Political party
  
Nationalist Party of Australia

Party
  
Nationalist Party of Australia

Grosvenor Arundell Francis (14 August 1873 – 30 November 1944) was an Australian politician. He was the Nationalist Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Kennedy from the 1925 election until his defeat by Darby Riordan at the 1929 election.

Francis was brought up in Normanton and educated at Brisbane Grammar School. He had been a solicitor in Charters Towers since 1901, specialising in pastoral and mining interests. He was a director of the North Queensland Worsteel and Woollen Mills (Charters Towers), Ltd.

Francis was declared elected unopposed at the 1925 election when the sitting Labor member, Charles McDonald died on 13 November 1925, the day before the election.

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