Francis Huntly Griffith















































Hon.


Francis Huntly Griffith


MP

Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Community (appointed member)

In office
1947–1951
Preceded by seat created
Succeeded by Robert Singleton-Salmon

Personal details
Born 1885
Glasbury, Wales
Died July 1958
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality British
Spouse(s) Nancy Barton née Robinson
Relations Hubert George (father), Marion Tucker née Douglas (mother)
Profession tea planter

Francis Huntly Griffith (1885 – 1958) was a tea and rubber planter in Ceylon and a member of parliament.[1]


Francis Huntly Griffith was born in Glasbury, Wales, in 1885, the only son of Reverend Hubert George Griffith (the vicar of Glasbury) and Marion Tucker.


In October 1928 he married Nancy Barton née Robinson, the only daughter of Sir Arthur Robinson and Lady Annie Summers Robinson, in St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge.[2]


On 12 March 1936 he was appointed as a nominated member of the State Council of Ceylon.[3]


Following Ceylon's first parliamentary elections in 1947, Griffith was appointed as a member of the Ceylon House of Representatives. He was one of six members appointed by the Governor-General, to represent important interests which were not represented or inadequately represented in the House.[4] He resigned from parliament in September 1951 and his position was filled by Robert Singleton-Salmon.[5]



References





  1. ^ "Hon. Griffith, Francis Huntly, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 23 October 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "WOMAN'S WORLD". The News. XI (1, 647). Adelaide. 24 October 1928. p. 6 (Home Edition). Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.


  3. ^ "The Ceylon Blue Book". Government Printer, South Africa. 1938: 32.


  4. ^ "62nd Anniversary of Independence". Daily News. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2017.


  5. ^ "Parliamentary Debates". 11. Parliament of Ceylon. 1951: 39.










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