Frank Snowsell

Frank Snowsell
MLA for Saanich
In office
1953
Personal details
Born (1908-05-15)May 15, 1908
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Died August 16, 2003(2003-08-16) (aged 95)
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Political party British Columbia New Democratic Party

Frank Snowsell (May 15, 1908 August 16, 2003) was an English-born educator and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Saanich in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 1953 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.

Born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England,[1] he came to Canada with his family and completed his education at the University of British Columbia.[1] In 1933, he married Chelta Reid.[2] Snowsell worked with the RCAF Intelligence Division in Germany and Denmark during World War II.[1] Snowsell was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1953 and 1956.[3] He returned to teaching after leaving politics. In 1965, he was elected president of the provincial NDP.[1] Snowsell ran unsuccessfully as an NDP candidate in the Capilano federal riding in 1968.[4]

In 1985, he published Road to ruin: the path of the United States foreign policy, 1945-1984.[5] He died in Kelowna in 2003.[2][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies.
  2. 1 2 "Obituaries". Kelowna Daily. June 6, 2009. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  3. "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  4. "Capilano, British Columbia (1966 - 1987)". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  5. "Books" (PDF). B.C. Teacher. B.C. Teachers' Federation: 43. January–February 1986. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  6. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CANADA-OBITS/2003-09/1062697522


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