Francois Barrie was born in 1943 or 1944.^[1] He worked as a teacher for 31 years. He once served on the West Indies Cricket Board.^[2]

Barrie was first elected to the House of Assembly on the United Workers' Party (UWP) ticket to represent the Salybia constituency in a by-election held on 20 December 1993.^[2]^[3] He was re-elected in the 1995 general election.^[4] Under Prime Minister Edison James, Barrie served as parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education and Sports from 1995 to 2000.^[5] In the 2000 general election, Barrie was defeated by Dominica Labour Party candidate Kelly Graneau.^[5]

Barried died in his home in the Kalinago Territory on 3 September 2023.^[5] He was survived by his wife, Mildred, his five biological children and his one adopted son.^[1] He was given an official funeral on 21 September.^[2]^[6]

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