Frank Snowsell

Frank Snowsell
MLA for Saanich
In office
1953
Personal details
Born May 15, 1908
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Died August 16, 2003 (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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Obituaries". Kelowna Daily. June 6, 2009. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  3. ↑ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986". 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". 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