Frank Timson
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Frank Timson MBE |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Higinbotham |
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In office 10 December 1949 – 16 October 1960 |
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Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Don Chipp |
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Born | Melbourne, Victoria |
9 February 1909
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Occupation | Firm director |
Thomas Frank Timson MBE (9 February 1909 – 16 October 1960) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at Caulfield Grammar School and Wesley College before becoming the director of a Melbourne importing and exporting firm. He served in the military 1940-1945. He was awarded the MBE and, having enlisted as a Private in 1940, was discharged from the AIF in 1945 with the rank of Major. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for the new seat of Higinbotham. He held the seat until his death in 1960.[1]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- "New Members of Parliament", The Canberra Times, Monday 30 January 1950.[1]
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Preceded by
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Member for Higinbotham 1949 – 1960 |
Succeeded by Don Chipp |
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- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Higinbotham
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Australian Members of the Order of the British Empire
- People educated at Caulfield Grammar School
- 1909 births
- 1960 deaths
- Liberal Party of Australia politician stubs