Francis Frank Hanley (April 5, 1909 – January 23, 2006) was a

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politician of

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descent from

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Background

Frank Hanley was born on April 5, 1909, in

. He was the son of John Hanley, brewer, and Stella Johnson and attended St. Ann's Boys School in

. Prior to his political career, he had been a boxer, a jockey and a city public servant. He also served as President of the St. Ann's Community Council. In 1945 the United Irish Societies of Montreal named him the Grand Marshal of the St. Patrick's Parade. Hanley served simultaneously as a

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lor in

and as a Member of the

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. Frank Hanley married Noreen (Hanorah) Mines in 1934 and they remained married for more than sixty years.

Municipal politics

Hanley ran as an

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candidate to the Montreal City Council in the district of Sainte-Anne in 1940, and he won. He was re-elected in 1942, 1944, 1947, 1950, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1962, and 1966, but he did not run for re-election in 1970.

Provincial politics

Hanley ran as an

candidate to the legislature in the district of

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against

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Thomas Guérin in

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, and he won. He was re-elected in 1952,

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, and 1962; he was elected in Sainte-Anne in

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

. He was defeated by Liberal

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and

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Federal politics

He also ran as an

candidate to the

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in the district of St. Henri in

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, but he lost. At one point, he was President of the Progressive Conservative organization in Montreal.

Death

He died on January 23, 2006, in

at the age of 96.

Electoral record (partial)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanley, Frank 1909 births 2006 deaths Canadian people of Irish descent Quebec people of Irish descent Montreal city councillors Anglophone Quebec people Independent MNAs in Quebec Independent candidates in the 1972 Canadian federal election