Francis Baxter Leys (March 14, 1839 – September 11, 1905) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.
[1] The son of Francis Leys, a native of Scotland, he was born in Pickering township and was educated at the Toronto Academy.
Leys spent four years in British Guiana; when he returned to Canada, he was named paymaster for the Western District.
[1] Leys was elected in 1898; later that year, charges of numerous violations of election law were brought against him[2] but the charges were dismissed and Leys retained his seat.
[1] A normal school was built in London (London Normal School) in 1898 thanks to the efforts of Leys and Ontario premier George William Ross.