Constituency : Chertsey 1906-10
Francis took Chertsey from the Tories. His victory by 95 votes was apparently a great surprise to him.
Francis was privately educated. He made his fortune on the Stock Exchange and retired when he was 32. He was well travelled He was a Baptist.
In 1906 Francis introduced a Bill to stop men who'd been forced to seek medical relief being taken off the electoral register. He reintroduced it in 1908.
In 1908 Francis expressed his intention to stand down at the next election due to "the strains of parliamentary life".
Francis retired to Torquay. He was Mayor of the town in 1926.
He died in 1941 aged 88.
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