Bob French (politician)

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Robert "Bob" French (January 24, 1944 – August 2, 2002) was a businessman and politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He represented Conception Bay South in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for the Progressive Conservative Party from 1996 until his death in 2002. Born in St. John's, he married Elizabeth "Bettey" Bussey. French served on the Conception Bay South town council from 1985 to 1990 and was the chair of the 1996 Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games. He led Softball Newfoundland and Labrador as president and was inducted into the Softball Newfoundland and Labrador Hall of Fame and the Conception Bay South Sports Hall of Fame. He was elected to the provincial assembly in 1996 and re-elected in 1999. He died in office at age 58, and his son Terry succeeded him in the assembly. The Robert French Memorial Stadium in Conception Bay South is named in his honor.