- Francis James Roscoe
Francis James Roscoe (1831 –
December 20 ,1878 ) was a Canadian entrepreneur andMember of Parliament .Francis Roscoe was born in Liverpool, England and later settled in the Ross Bay area of
Victoria, British Columbia . He was the younger brother of poet William Caldwell Roscoe and the grandson of English historian and writerWilliam Roscoe . Roscoe was a partner in several hardware and ironware ventures. In 1870, he became the Commissioner of Savings Banks for theBritish Columbia colony. Roscoe stood for election as an Independent Liberal candidate in the Canadian federal election in 1874 in the two-member Victoria riding. He placed second in a close three-way race and was elected along with Liberal incumbentAmor De Cosmos .Roscoe did not stand for re-election in 1878 and died later in the year. He was replaced in the seat by incoming Prime Minister
John A. Macdonald who had lost his Ontario seat earlier as the BC portion of the election was delayed.Roscoe's Victoria home is today preserved by The Land Conservancy of BC as a rare example of a preconfederation colonial house.
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* [http://www.conservancy.bc.ca/content.asp?sectionid=30&pageid=294 Roscoe's Victoria home from the Land Conservancy]
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