Born in
Smiths Falls,
Canada West, His father Ebenezer Frost had founded Frost & Wood, a manufacturer of farm implements, in Smiths Falls in the 1840s. Under Francis Frost it became one of the largest foundries in Canada and one of the largest farm implement manufacturers in the Commonwealth. Frost was reeve of Smiths Falls from 1876 to 1883 and became the town's first mayor in 1883. Frost also served as warden for
Lanark County. He sat on the local School Board and was the Sunday School Superintendent of his local church for many years. When
Andrew Carnegie founded a
Carnegie Library in Smiths Falls, Frost and his brother donated a like amount for its maintenance. Senator Frost died in office in 1916. Frost & Wood was acquired by,
Cockshutt Plow Company in 1924 and continued as a division into the 1950s. During
World War II Frost & Wood was largely converted to the war effort and manufactured hand grenades, shell casings and parts for
Avro Lancaster Bomber aircraft. The Frost & Wood Smith Falls complex was completely demolished in the early 1960s. ==Electoral record==