Major Frank John William Fane (February 23, 1897 – January 6, 1980) was a farmer,

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era soldier, and served as a Canadian municipal and federal politician from 1958 to 1968.

Early life

Frank John William Fane was born February 23, 1897, in Beaver River,

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to Frank W. W. Fane of England and Margaret Duff of Scotland. Fane was educated at Beaver Lake,

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and later at the Camrose Normal School and the

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. He married Amelia Engel on November 26, 1949, and together had two children.

Military life

In 1914 during the First World War, Fane joined the

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as a private and later received his commission as Captain in the 10th Battalion, which he served with until 1918. Fane served in the Canadian Army Pay Corps amongst other service during the war. Fane remained in the Army reserve, and was promoted to

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in the Canadian Active Service Force during the

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Political life

Fane began his political career as a Municipal Councillor in the small town of

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. He also served the municipal government as Chair of the Mundare School Board. Fane first ran for a

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seat in the 1957 federal election. He was defeated by

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candidate Peter Stefura finishing in second last place in a slate of 5 candidates. Parliament would dissolve one year later, Fane would run against Stefura and defeat him winning the

electoral district. He would run for his second term in office in the 1962 federal election once again defeating Stefura. The Progressive Conservative government lost the confidence of parliament forcing the 1963 federal election. Fane would retain his district with a landslide victory, the largest of career, defeating Social Credit candidate Metro Tomyn and Liberal candidate and future

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Ralph Steinhauer. He would run for his final term in office in the 1965 federal election once again retaining his district in other landslide. Fane retired from federal politics in 1968. He died in Edmonton in 1980.

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* 1897 births 1980 deaths Canadian military personnel of World War I Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs People from Lamont County People from Lac La Biche County Alberta municipal councillors Canadian military personnel from Alberta Canadian Army personnel of World War II Canadian Militia officers Canadian Army officers Calgary Highlanders officers Canadian Expeditionary Force officers Royal Winnipeg Rifles officers Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps officers 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Alberta-MP-stub