This article is about the Australian politician. For the nineteenth-century Queensland politician, see Josiah Francis (Queensland politician). For the Native American leader, see Josiah Francis (Hillis Hadjo).
The Honourable
Sir Josiah Francis
Minister for the Navy
In office 9 July 1954 – 11 July 1955
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Preceded by
William McMahon
Succeeded by
Eric Harrison
In office 19 December 1949 – 11 May 1951
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Preceded by
Bill Riordan
Succeeded by
Philip McBride
Minister for the Army
In office 19 December 1949 – 7 November 1955
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Preceded by
Cyril Chambers
Succeeded by
Eric Harrison
Minister in charge of War Service Homes
In office 6 January 1932 – 9 November 1934
Prime Minister
Joseph Lyons
Preceded by
(new office)
Succeeded by
Harold Thorby
Member of the Australian Parliament for Moreton
In office 16 December 1922 – 4 November 1955
Preceded by
Arnold Wienholt
Succeeded by
James Killen
Personal details
Born
(1890-03-28)28 March 1890 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Died
22 February 1964(1964-02-22) (aged 73) Toowong, Queensland, Australia
Political party
Nationalist (1922–1931) UAP (1931–1945) Liberal (1945–1955)
Spouse
Edna Cribb
(m. 1927)
Relations
Josiah Francis (grandfather) James Clarke Cribb (father-in-law)
Occupation
Soldier
Sir Josiah Francis (28 March 1890 – 22 February 1964) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1922 to 1955. He was a minister in the Lyons and Menzies governments, serving as Minister in charge of War Service Homes (1932–1934), Minister for the Army (1949–1955), and Minister for the Navy (1949–1951; 1954–1955). He held his defence portfolios during Australia's involvement in the Korean War.
Sir JosiahFrancis (28 March 1890 – 22 February 1964) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1922 to 1955. He was...
raised the issues of emus in federal parliament and urged Army Minister JosiahFrancis to release a quantity of .303 ammunition from the army for the use of...
Milly Francis (c. 1803–1848), daughter of Creek leader JosiahFrancis (Francis the Prophet), was born near what is today Montgomery, Alabama, about 1803...
the Rev. Josiah Henson (1876). Josiah Henson was born on a farm near Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, on a plantation owned by Francis Newman, where...
leaders, due to intermarriage, have British names: Alexander McGillivray, JosiahFrancis, William McIntosh, Peter McQueen, William Weatherford, William Perryman...
generations of historians have dedicated themselves, fortifying what historian Francis Jennings has described as "exclusion from the process of formation of American...
for Moreton In office 10 December 1955 – 15 August 1983 Preceded by JosiahFrancis Succeeded by Don Cameron Personal details Born 23 November 1925 Dalby...
Prime Minister Robert Menzies Preceded by Philip McBride Succeeded by JosiahFrancis (Navy) Athol Townley (Air Force) Father of the House In office 20 September...
Prospect Bluff Historic Sites Sabacola Tallapoosa Tribal town Leaders JosiahFrancis (Francis the Prophet) William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Osceola...
Prospect Bluff Historic Sites Sabacola Tallapoosa Tribal town Leaders JosiahFrancis (Francis the Prophet) William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Osceola...
site of a fortified encampment established in the summer of 1813 by JosiahFrancis on a bluff above the Alabama River, in what is now Lowndes County, Alabama...
leaders. Peter McQueen of Talisi (now Tallassee, Alabama); JosiahFrancis (Hillis Hadjo) (Francis the Prophet) of Autauga, a Koasati town; and High-head Jim...
deer skins, and they needed guns to hunt the deer. Two Indian leaders, JosiahFrancis (Hillis Hadjo), a Red Stick Creek also known as the "Prophet" (not to...
Prospect Bluff Historic Sites Sabacola Tallapoosa Tribal town Leaders JosiahFrancis (Francis the Prophet) William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Osceola...
Prospect Bluff Historic Sites Sabacola Tallapoosa Tribal town Leaders JosiahFrancis (Francis the Prophet) William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Osceola...
Arbuthnot, Ambrister, and at least two prominent Creek-Seminole leaders (JosiahFrancis and Hoemotchernucho) was perceived, both in Great Britain and elsewhere...
Prospect Bluff Historic Sites Sabacola Tallapoosa Tribal town Leaders JosiahFrancis (Francis the Prophet) William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Osceola...
Prospect Bluff Historic Sites Sabacola Tallapoosa Tribal town Leaders JosiahFrancis (Francis the Prophet) William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Osceola...
Prospect Bluff Historic Sites Sabacola Tallapoosa Tribal town Leaders JosiahFrancis (Francis the Prophet) William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Osceola...
Prospect Bluff Historic Sites Sabacola Tallapoosa Tribal town Leaders JosiahFrancis (Francis the Prophet) William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Osceola...
hundred Creek warriors known as Red Sticks, led by Homathlimico, with JosiahFrancis in the rear, attacked a vessel commanded by Lieutenant Richard W. Scott...
Prospect Bluff Historic Sites Sabacola Tallapoosa Tribal town Leaders JosiahFrancis (Francis the Prophet) William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Osceola...
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