Frank Maine graduation photo
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

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. Along with serving as a Member of Parliament, Maine served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State for Science and Technology.[1]

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. While at Cambridge, Maine earned his Blue as captain of the University of Cambridge Judo team, also competing for Britain. Upon returning to Canada, he worked as a polymer chemist, and became head of Reinforced Plastics R&D at Fibreglass Canada.

He was elected at the Wellington riding in the 1974 general election, serving in the 30th Canadian Parliament. A key issue for Maine was the role science and innovation policy could play in building Canada’s knowledge economy.[2][3] 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[4][5] and commercialized oriented polymer products.[6] He also served on the Science Council of Canada.[7]

He died on Sept 29, 2018 in Guelph, leaving behind his wife of nearly 60 years, Mary-Eva Maine, 4 children, and 6 grandchildren.[8]

His daughter is academic Elicia Maine. His granddaughter is cyclist Katherine Maine.

References

  1. ↑ Lipad (1979). "Francis William (Frank) Maine Parliamentary Career".
  2. ↑ Maine, Frank (1 May 1978). "Linked Parliamentary Data (Lipad)".
  3. ↑ Maine, Frank (7 March 1978). "Lipad Canadian House of Parliament Hansard".
  4. ↑ United States Patent, US 6,939,496 B2 (6 September 2005). "Method and Apparatus for Forming Composite Material". USPTO. Retrieved 21 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ USPTO, US 20060057348A1 (16 March 2006). "Oriented Composite Thermoplastic Material with Reactive Filler".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Canadian plastics pioneer Frank Maine passes away". 12 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Seeds of Renewal: Biotechnology and Canada's Resource Industries" (PDF). Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "MAINE, Francis (Frank) William". GuelphToday.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

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