Grosvenor Francis

Grosvenor Francis
Member of the Australian Parliament for Kennedy
In office 14 November 1925 – 12 October 1929
Preceded by	Charles McDonald
Succeeded by	Darby Riordan
Personal details
Born	14 August 1873
Died	30 November 1944 (aged 71)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Nationalist Party of Australia

Grosvenor Arundell Francis (14 August 1873 – 30 November 1944) was an Australian politician. He was the Nationalist Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Kennedy from the 1925 election until his defeat by Darby Riordan at the 1929 election.

Francis was brought up in Normanton and educated at Brisbane Grammar School. He had been a solicitor in Charters Towers since 1901, specialising in pastoral and mining interests. He was a director of the North Queensland Worsteel and Woollen Mills (Charters Towers), Ltd.^[1]

Francis was declared elected unopposed at the 1925 election when the sitting Labor member, Charles McDonald died on 13 November 1925, the day before the election.^[2]

Notes

1. "The new member". Bribane Courier. 14 November 1925. p. 7. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
2. "Kennedy Seat". Bribane Courier. 14 November 1925. p. 7. Retrieved 19 July 2010.