1. Frank Anthony was a leader of the Anglo-Indian and Christian community in India, and was until his death the Anglo-Indian nominated representative in the Parliament of India except during the 6th and 9th Lok Sabha.
17 Facts About Frank Anthony
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Frank Anthony served as the president of the All India Anglo-Indian Association.
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Frank Anthony was a part of the constituent assembly that wrote the Constitution of India.
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Frank Anthony was deeply opposed to the partition of India.
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Frank Anthony was the founder of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations which operates the ICSE board of Education in India.
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Frank Anthony was educated at Christ Church High School and Robertson College in Jabalpur.
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Frank Anthony studied at Nagpur University, and Inner Temple in London and became a barrister.
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Louis D'Silva and M Ezra Sargunam stated that "Frank Anthony had a brilliant academic career" and he was the winner of the Viceroy's All-India Gold Medal for English.
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Frank Anthony was temporary vice president of Constituent Assembly and was a part of the Advisory Committee and Sub-committee on Minorities.
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In 1942, Frank Anthony was elected the president-in-chief of the community of the All India Anglo-Indian Association.
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Frank Anthony opposed the partition of India on the grounds that it would jeopardise the interests of the minority communities.
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Frank Anthony criticized the pro-separatist All India Muslim League led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, holding them to be responsible for the murders that occurred during Direct Action Day and for spreading communal hatred:.
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Frank Anthony championed the right of converts to Christianity to raise their children in the Christian religion.
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Frank Anthony was nominated to all Lok Sabhas from the 1st to the 10th, except for the 6th and 9th Lok Sabha.
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In 1978, Frank Anthony assisted the Nehru family when Indira Gandhi was arrested.
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Frank Anthony was a member of the Church of North India, a United Protestant denomination of Christianity.
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Frank Anthony died on 2 December 1993 of cardiac arrest.