Francis Helme Explained

Francis Helme
Birthname:Francis Heselton Helme
Birth Date:1899 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Liverpool, England
Death Place:Vancouver, British Columbia
Spouse:Faye Bessie Bicknell
m. 15 August 1927[1]
Riding:Prince Albert
Predecessor:Edward LeRoy Bowerman
Successor:John Diefenbaker
Term Start:June 1949
Term End:June 1953
Profession:Politician, agent, dealer
Party:Liberal

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 went 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. He defeated the CCF Member for Prince Albert, Edward LeRoy Bowerman, who had in 1945 defeated then Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. After serving in the 21st Canadian Parliament, Helme did not seek another federal term in the 1953 election. He died of heart disease in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1984.[2]

Notes and References

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