Frank Maine

Francis William Maine (15 September 1937 – 29 September 2018) was a Canadian chemical engineer, a scientist, entrepreneur, and politician who was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. He was his party's representative in the House of Commons of Canada. Maine immigrated to Canada from England at the age of 10, and studied Engineering Chemistry at Queen's University. Awarded an Athlone Fellowship, he studied Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, earning his PhD. Upon returning to Canada, he worked as a polymer chemist, and became head of Reinforced Plastics R&D at Fibreglass Canada.

Francis William (Frank) Maine
Member of Parliament
for Wellington
In office
July 1974 – March 1979
Personal details
Born(1937-09-15)15 September 1937
Hayes, England
Died29 September 2018(2018-09-29) (aged 81)
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Professionconsultant, professional engineer, research chemist, scientist

He was elected at the Wellington riding in the 1974 general election, serving in the 30th Canadian Parliament. Following realignment of ridings, Maine was defeated at the Guelph electoral district in the 1979 federal election by Albert Fish of the Progressive Conservative party. Maine ran for federal Parliament again at the Guelph—Wellington riding, this time as an independent candidate in the 1993 election, but was defeated.

After politics, Maine returned to plastics and composites R&D, but this time as a scientist-entrepreneur. He co-invented and commercialized oriented polymer products.[1] He also served on the Science Council of Canada.[2]

He died on Sept 29, 2018 in Guelph, leaving behind his wife of nearly 60 years, Mary-Eva Maine, 4 children, and 6 grandchildren.[3]

His granddaughter is cyclist Katherine Maine.

References
  1. "Canadian plastics pioneer Frank Maine passes away". 12 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "Seeds of Renewal: Biotechnology and Canada's Resource Industries" (PDF). Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "MAINE, Francis (Frank) William". GuelphToday.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.



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