Frank William Green
Frank William Green M.D., C.M., F.A.C.S. | |
|---|---|
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| MLA for Cranbrook | |
| In office 1941–1949 | |
| Preceded by | Arnold McGrath |
| Succeeded by | Leo Thomas Nimsick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1876 Victoria, British Columbia |
| Died | December 24, 1953 (aged 77) Cranbrook, British Columbia |
| Political party | Conservative, coalition |
| Spouse(s) | Lillian Barbara Staples (m. 8 Jun 1905) |
| Children | William Otis Green |
| Residence | Cranbrook, British Columbia |
| Occupation | physician, surgeon |
Frank William Green (March 15, 1876 – December 24, 1953) was a Canadian physician and politician.
Green was born in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1876 to Alexander Alfred Green and Theophila Turner Raines.[1] He attended Corrig College at Victoria. After the death of his father in 1891, Green relocated to Montreal to attend McGill University where he would obtain his medical degree.[2] Upon his graduation from McGill in 1898, Green worked as a physician on the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway Crowsnest Pass line, in the Kootenay Valley, working on horseback.[2] During the time he operated a hospital and treated many during an epidemic of typhoid.[2]
He later settled at Cranbrook, British Columbia, in the Kootenay Valley in 1899 to establish a medical practice.[2] He was one of the first and only physicians, a medical pioneer at Cranbrook.[3] A partnership with Dr. James Horace King of Cranbrook which started in 1903 was described as a "cornerstone in local medicine", with modern innovations being in use at the time, two examples being the first x-ray machine in the city being purchased for their hospital and the use of automobiles within the practice.[4][5]
In the 1941 British Columbia general election, Green was elected as a Conservative to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the district of Cranbrook. He was elected again in 1945 as a coalition member, serving until his retirement in 1949.[2][6]
He married Lillian Barbara Staples of Stillwater, Minnesota, in June 1905.[7] One of his sons, William Otis Green also became a doctor in the Cranbrook area, with whom he later shared a practice with.[2][8] Frank W. Green died in 1953 of heart problems at St. Eugene Hospital in Cranbrook, which he had established. He was later cremated in Calgary.[9][10] His wife Lillian died on October 22, 1965, at Cranbrook.[11]
The F. W. Green Medical Centre and F. W. Green Memorial Home continuing care centre at Cranbrook are both named after him.
Electoral history[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Oscar Albin Eliasin | 1,548 | 33.89% | unknown | ||
| Conservative | Frank William Green | 1,615 | 35.35% | unknown | ||
| Liberal | Arnold Joseph McGrath | 1,405 | 30.76% | unknown | ||
| Total valid votes | 4,568 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 52 | |||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Progressive | William Brown | 193 | 4.56% | unknown | ||
| Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Henry Gammon | 1,965 | 46.40% | unknown | ||
| Coalition | Frank William Green | 2,077 | 49.04% | – | unknown | |
| Total valid votes | 4,235 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 40 | |||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
References[edit]
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- ^ "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Death Certificate". Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ^ "Record Details —". Familysearch.org. December 24, 1953. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
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