Nathaniel Francis
Nathaniel Joseph Selver "Bops" Francis (born May 6, 1912 on Grand Turk Island , † early August 2004 ) was a politician of the Progressive National Party (PNP) of the Turks and Caicos Islands , who was among other things between 1985 and 1986 Chief Minister of the Turks - and Caicos Islands was.
Life
Health Inspector and Health Service Merit
"Bops" Francis, son of Nathaniel Joseph Francis and Helena Louise Selver, received private tuition from his aunt Clara Selver in the household of his grandfather, Justice of the Peace Nathaniel H. Selver, and attended the Grand Turk Elementary School from 1919 to 1926 and thereafter the All Age School . In addition, he received printer training from his father, who worked for the government printing company. After the death of his father in 1938, he entered the public service and became assistant to the head of the Public Works Office. In addition, he represented people before the cadastral court, the Court of the Land , whereby he had to do this free of charge due to the legal provisions (Laws of the Land) . As a result of these activities, following a recommendation from the then British Commissioner for the Turks and Caicos Islands, Edwin Porter Arrowsmith, he began studying law at a renowned law firm in Jamaica, which was customary at the time . At the beginning of the 1940s he became the so-called Inspector of Nuisance and dealt with the issue of quiet enjoyment in Jamaica , the right to the undisturbed exercise of ownership of a thing according to common law . He then began studying public health at the School for Public Health Inspectors in Jamaica in 1945 .
Upon his return, Francis became the first public health inspector for the Turks and Caicos Islands, during which time he wrote a code of health law and standards to reduce the disease caused by flies, mosquitoes, fleas, ticks and other worm infestations. In particular, a fundamental improvement in the health of children was achieved with a growing number of school attendances, whereby, in addition to treating the diseases, he attached great importance to educating parents, teachers and students through lectures about the transmission of diseases. He held the post of inspector for the public health service until he retired in 1972.
Political career, chief minister and resignation
After his retirement, Francis began his political career, who was elected Member of Parliament (House of Assembly) in 1972. In the following years he was involved in the so-called " Open House Politics " before the introduction of a ministerial system of government (1976) and worked with politicians such as Norman Saunders , Headley Durham, Dan Malcolm and Art Butterfield in the constitutional commission, which the 1976 Constitution drafted. For the 1976 elections he founded the Progressive National Organization (PNO) together with Saunders, which received only four of eleven seats and was thus subject to the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) of James Alexander George Smith "Jags" McCartney . The PNO later changed its name to what is now the Progressive National Party (PNP) and, unlike the PDM, did not advocate the independence of the British overseas territory located in the Caribbean .
After the PNP won the November 1980 elections after four years in the opposition , "Bops" Francis was appointed Minister for Public Works and Communications in his cabinet in November 1980 by the now Chief Minister Norman Saunders. In the 1984 elections, the PNP was confirmed and, with eight of the eleven seats in the House of Assembly, was well ahead of the PDM, which won only three seats. When in March 1985 Chief Minister Saunders was arrested along with the Secretary of Commerce and Development, Stafford Missick, during a stay in the USA in Miami for violating the Narcotics Act, Francis took over as Deputy Prime Minister on March 28, 1985 the office of Chief Minister as well as the political leader of the PNP. After allegations of corruption and nepotism were also brought against him, he had to resign on July 25, 1986. This was followed by the suspension of the office of Chief Minister and the establishment of an Interim Advisory Council by Governor Christopher J. Turner , the Interim Advisory Council from July 1986 to May 1987 Ariel Misick, Emmanuel Missick, Clement Howell and Carlos W. Simons belonged to.
Francis then withdrew from political life until his death in 2004. In 2005, one year after his death, the new parliament building was renamed the NJS Francis Building in his honor .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Francis, Nathaniel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Francis, Nathaniel Joseph Selver (full name); Bops Francis (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turks and Caicos Islands politicians |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grand Turk Island |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2004 |