Francis Fairey

Francis Thrower Fairey (November 11, 1887 – November 4, 1971) was a Canadian politician, who served as a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1957. He was a teacher by career.

Francis Fairey
Member of Parliament for Victoria
In office November 12, 1953 – April 12, 1957
Preceded by	Robert Mayhew
Succeeded by	Albert McPhillips
Personal details
Born	(1887-11-08)November 8, 1887 Liverpool, England
Died	November 4, 1971(1971-11-04) (aged 83)
Political party	Liberal
Relations	Edith Munro (sister) Douglas Munro (nephew)
Profession	teacher

He was first elected at the Victoria riding in the 1953 general election, but was defeated by Albert McPhillips of the Progressive Conservatives in the 1957 election.

Prior to entering politics, he served as a teacher in Vancouver, British Columbia, Deputy Minister of Education, provincial Director of Industrial and Technical Education and also the Regional Director of the Canadian Vocational Training Program. The vocational training facility at Victoria High School, Fairey Technical Unit ("Fairey Tech"), was named after him.^[1]

Fairey was the brother of Edith Munro and the uncle of Douglas Albert Munro.^[2]: 6