Life Summary - Francis Michael (Frank) Forde - Labour Australia

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Forde, Francis Michael (Frank) (1890–1983)

	Forde, Francis Michael (Frank) (1890–1983)
Born	18 July, 1890 Mitchell , Queensland , Australia
Died	28 January, 1983 (aged 92) Brisbane , Queensland , Australia
Cultural Heritage	Irish
Religious Influence	Catholic
Related Entries [View as tree]	Pollard, Reginald Thomas (work colleague) Larcombe, James (mentor)
Education*	St Mary's College (Toowoomba, Qld) (student, 1903-1906)
Occupation*	public servant (1912-1916) Federal, Australia anti-conscriptionist (1916-1917) Queensland, Australia labour politician (1917-1922) Queensland, Australia Member of Lower House (1917-1922) Queensland, Australia labour politician (1922-1946) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1922-1946) Federal, Australia prime minister (1945-1945) Federal, Australia diplomat (1946-1953) Federal, Australia labour party organiser (1953-1957) Queensland, Australia labour politician (1955-1957) Queensland, Australia Member of Lower House (1955-1957) Queensland, Australia
Groups*	Federal Parliament (16th: 1940-43, PM: Menzies, Fadden, Curtin) (Prime Minister, 1945-1945)
Legacies*	Forde (suburb, ACT) (eponym) Forde federal electorate (Qld) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Australian Natives' Association (Rockhampton, Qld) (member, 1912) Australian Workers' Union (Rockhampton, Qld) (member, 1912) Rockhampton Workers' Political Organisation (Qld) (member, 1912)
Political Activism*	anti-conscriptionist ALP (Qld) (politician, 1917-1946)
Workplaces*	St Mary's College (Toowoomba, Qld) (schoolteacher, 1907-1910) Dept of Railways (Qld) (employee, 1910-1912) Dept of Postmaster-General (Federal) (public servant, 1912-1916)

* Dates are approximate