Francis Thrower Fairey (November 11, 1887 – November 4, 1971) was a

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politician, who served as a

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member of the

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from 1953 to 1957. He was a teacher by career. He was first elected at the

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riding in the 1953 general election, but was defeated by

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of the Progressive Conservatives in the 1957 election. Prior to entering politics, he served as a teacher in Vancouver, British Columbia, Deputy Minister of Education, provincial Director of Industrial and Technical Education and also the Regional Director of the Canadian Vocational Training Program. The vocational training facility at Victoria High School, Fairey Technical Unit ("Fairey Tech"), was named after him.Victoria Alumni Bulletin, Spring 2011, "F.T. Fairey (1887-1971): The Man Who inSpired “Fairey Tech”"
retrieved 2012-03-11 Fairey was the brother of

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and the uncle of

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Victoria High School Alumni News, ''The Man Who Inspired “Fairey Tech”'' and ''The Story of Fairey Tech, 1949-2011''
* 1887 births 1971 deaths Politicians from Liverpool English emigrants to Canada Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Liberal Party of Canada MPs Canadian educators {{BritishColumbia-politician-stub