Francis George Downing was an Australian politician and an ALP member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1953 until 1968. .
Downing was born in Tumut, New South Wales and was the son of a council worker. He was the brother of Reg Downing, whose threedecadelong career in the NSW legislature included service as AttorneyGeneral Thomas OMara, another parliamentarian, was a cousin.
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