Roy Brown (Manitoba politician)

Not to be confused with the Canadian aviator Roy Brown (RAF officer).

Francis Roy Brown
Born(1896-09-13)13 September 1896
Stockton, Manitoba, Canada
Died30 November 1960(1960-11-30) (aged 64)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
OccupationsAviator, politician
SpouseEdith Mae Diana Peverette
Children
  • Nola Peverette Brown (b. 1928)
  • Georgia Grier Brown (b. 1935)
Parents
  • Thomas Atkinson Brown
  • Rachel Rose Rubina Grier

Francis Roy Brown (13 September 1896 – 30 November 1960) was a Canadian aviator, businessman and politician. He served in the Cycle Corps and the Royal Flying Corps in WWI, and as a civilian test pilot in WWII. For three decades, he helped develop a bush pilot industry in the Canadian Prairies. Brown later served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1953 to 1958.

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