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3 unusual facts about Francis Black


Francis Black

He later joined the Pat Burns Company, working in Nelson and Calgary.

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Black's entry into politics came about in an unusual manner, after the United Farmers of Manitoba (UFM) emerged as the province's largest political party in the 1922 provincial election.

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The UFM, which governed as the Progressive Party, promoted the philosophy that Manitoba should be governed in an efficient, businesslike and non-partisan manner.



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