Francis Willmott

Francis Edward Sykes Willmott (1870 – 29 January 1941) was an Australian politician who was a member of both houses of the Parliament of Western Australia, serving in the Legislative Assembly from 1914 to 1921, and then in the Legislative Council from 1921 to 1926. He was the leader of the Country Party from 1915 to 1919.

For his son, also a member of parliament, see Francis Drake Willmott.

The Honourable
Francis Willmott
Leader of the Country Party
in Western Australia
In office
31 March 1915 – 30 July 1919
DeputyAlfred Piesse
Preceded byJames Gardiner
Succeeded byTom Harrison
Member of the Legislative Assembly
of Western Australia
In office
21 October 1914 – 12 March 1921
Preceded byCharles Layman
Succeeded byJohn Henry Smith
ConstituencyNelson
Member of the Legislative Council
of Western Australia
In office
11 May 1921 – 21 May 1926
Serving with John Ewing and Edwin Rose
Preceded byEphraim Clarke
Succeeded byWilliam Mann
ConstituencySouth-West Province
Personal details
Born1870
Kirkley, Suffolk, England
Died29 January 1941 (aged 70)
Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Political partyCountry
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