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Frank O'Connor (public servant)

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Frank O'Connor
Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping
In office
5 September 1946 – 29 July 1948
Secretary of the Department of Supply
In office
1953–1959
Personal details
Born
Francis Alexander O'Connor

(1894-10-13)13 October 1894
Leongatha, Victoria
Died16 April 1972(1972-04-16) (aged 77)
Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria
Resting placeBox Hill Cemetery
NationalityAustralia Australian
Spouse(s)Annie Morrison Nunan
(m. 1925–1972; his death)
OccupationPublic servant

Francis Alexander O'Connor CBE (13 October 1894 – 16 April 1972) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping (1946–1948) and later the Department of Supply (1953–1959).

Life and career

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O'Connor was born in Leongatha, Victoria on 13 October 1894.[1]

O'Connor was appointed Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping in September 1946.[2] In 1948, when there was a departmental reorganization, his position was reverted to first assistant secretary.[1][3]

He was appointed Secretary again in April 1953, the Department was by then known as the Department of Supply.[1][4] O'Connor retired from the Australian Public Service in 1959.[1]

On 16 April 1972, O'Connor died in Fitzroy, Melbourne aged 77.[1]

Awards

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In 1953, O'Connor was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire[5] He was elevated to a Commander of the Order in June 1957,[6] in recognition of his outstanding public service.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Boxall, Helen (2000), "O'Connor, Francis Alexander (1894–1972)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 7 May 2014
  2. ^ CA 47: Department of Supply and Shipping, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 14 March 2020, retrieved 7 May 2014
  3. ^ Chifley, Ben (24 March 1948). "Digest of decisions and announcements and important speeches by the Prime Minister" (Press release). Archived from the original on 7 May 2014.
  4. ^ "New supply secretary". Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Queensland. 7 May 1953. p. 11.
  5. ^ "Search Australian Honours: O'CONNOR, Francis Alexander", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 7 May 2014
  6. ^ "Search Australian Honours: O'CONNOR, Francis Alexander", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 7 May 2014
  7. ^ "Detailed List of Honours". The Age. 13 June 1957. p. 3.
Government offices
Preceded by Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping
1946 – 1948
Succeeded byas Secretary of the Department of Supply and Development
Succeeded byas Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Fuel
Preceded by Secretary of the Department of Supply
1953 – 1959
Succeeded by