17 Facts About Eddie Francis

Edgar "Eddie" Francis was born on May 1974 and is the former mayor of Windsor, Ontario.

Eddie Francis was 29 years old when he was elected mayor in 2003, the second-youngest mayor in Windsor's history and one of the youngest mayors ever elected in Canada.

Eddie Francis is an alumnus of Notre Dame Elementary School and Holy Names Catholic High School, both in Windsor.

Eddie Francis holds a combined honour's degree in chemistry and biochemistry from the University of Western Ontario.

Eddie Francis graduated from the University of Windsor Law School and was called to the Bar in 2002.

Eddie Francis was first elected to Windsor City Council in a by-election in June 1999, following the resignation of Rick Limoges.

Eddie Francis became the youngest city councillor in Windsor's history, beating a record previously held by Limoges, when he was chosen to represent Ward 5 at the age of 25.

Shortly after being elected to city council, Eddie Francis enrolled in the University of Windsor Law School.

Eddie Francis graduated in 2002 and articled with the international law firm of Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone.

Subsequently, Eddie Francis was called to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Eddie Francis was first elected mayor in the 2003 municipal election, winning narrowly over fellow councillor Bill Marra.

At 29 years old, Eddie Francis became Windsor's second-youngest mayor, behind Daniell Willis Mason, who was 26 years old when he was elected as Mayor in 1895.

Eddie Francis was re-elected in the 2006 election, garnering 77.56 per cent of the votes cast in the mayoral race, for which 38.2 per cent of registered voters cast a ballot.

Eddie Francis announced in March 2014 that he will not run for a fourth term as mayor, and will instead take a job as executive vice-president of the Windsor Family Credit Union beginning on December 1,2014.

Eddie Francis appointed Dave Cooke, a former Member of Provincial Parliament, to chair a feasibility study on the proposal.

Kilpatrick stated that Eddie Francis had requested the meeting on short notice, while Eddie Francis and other city bureaucrats indicated that the meeting had in fact been at Kilpatrick's request.

In 2014, Eddie Francis announced he would not be running for a fourth term, and left office that year having served 11 years as mayor.