Frank Fane

Major Frank John William Fane (February 23, 1897 January 6, 1980) was a farmer, World War I era soldier, and served as a Canadian municipal and federal politician from 1958 to 1968.

Frank Fane
Member of Parliament
for Vegreville
In office
March 31, 1958  June 24, 1968
Preceded byPeter Stefura
Succeeded byDon Mazankowski
Personal details
Born
Frank William John Fane

(1897-02-23)February 23, 1897
Beaver Lake, Alberta, Canada
DiedJanuary 6, 1980(1980-01-06) (aged 82)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Professionfarmer
Military career
Allegiance Canada
Service/branchCanadian Expeditionary Force
Years of service1914-1918
RankMajor
Unit10th Battalion

Early life

Frank John William Fane was born February 23, 1897 in Beaver River, Alberta to Frank W. W. Fane of England and Margaret Duff of Scotland.[1] Fane was educated at Beaver Lake, Vegreville and later at the Camrose Normal School and the University of Alberta.[1] He married Amelia Engel on November 26, 1949 and together had two children.[1]

Military life

In 1914 during the First World War, Fane joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force as a Private and later received his commission as Captain in the 10th Battalion, which he served with until 1918.[1] Fane served in the Canadian Army Pay Corps amongst other service during the war.[1] Fane remained in the Army reserve, and was promoted to Major in the Canadian Active Service Force during the Second World War.[1]

Political life

Fane began his political career as a Municipal Councillor in the small town of Mundare. He also served the municipal government as Chair of the Mundare School Board.[1]

Fane first ran for a House of Commons of Canada seat in the 1957 federal election. He was defeated by Social Credit candidate Peter Stefura finishing in second last place in a slate of 5 candidates. Parliament would dissolve one year later, Fane would run against Stefura and defeat him winning the Vegreville electoral district. He would run for his second term in office in the 1962 federal election once again defeating Stefura.

The Progressive Conservative government lost the confidence of parliament forcing the 1963 federal election. Fane would retain his district with a landslide victory, the largest of career, defeating Social Credit candidate Metro Tomyn and Liberal candidate and future Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Ralph Steinhauer. He would run for his final term in office in the 1965 federal election once again retaining his district in other landslide. Fane retired from federal politics in 1968.

He died in Edmonton in 1980.[2]

References

  1. Normandin, G. Pierre, ed. (1967). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Pierre G. Normandin. p. 196. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. "Obituaries". The Edmonton Journal. 8 January 1980. p. D6.


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