Francis Xavier Richter, Jr.

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This article is about the British Columbia MLA. For his father see Francis Xavier Richter.

Francis Xavier Richter, Jr. was the youngest son of Francis Xavier Richter, who settled in the Similkameen Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia in 1864 and became a successful rancher and entrepreneur there. The elder Richter had five daughters and six sons, of whom the youngest was Frank Jr. Like his father, he was most commonly known as Frank Richter.

Richter was a Member of the Legislative Assembly and Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Mines in the Social Credit government of W.A.C. Bennett, representing the Similkameen riding from 1953 to 1966 and its successor riding Boundary-Similkameen from 1966 to 1975.

[edit] See also

• Francis Xavier Richter
• List of historic ranches in British Columbia

[edit] References

• Encyclopedia of Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of British Columbia: Volume 2, The Similkameen, Boundary and Okanagan, T.W. Paterson, Sunfire Publications, Langley B.C. (1981) ISBN 0-88983-02-4
• Strangers Entertained: A History of the Ethnic Groups of British Columbia, John Norris, British Columbia Centenenial '71 Committee, Evergreen Press, Vancouver (1971) (no ISBN)

{{Riding of Similkameen}} Riding of Similkameen

Preceded by Harry Denyer Francis

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Succeeded by riding Boundary-Similkameen