Frank Courtnay Explained

Frank Courtnay should not be confused with Frank Courtney.

Frank Courtnay
Constituency Mp:Darebin
Parliament:Australian
Predecessor:Robert Holt
Successor:Division abolished
Term Start:22 November 1958
Term End:29 September 1969
Birth Date:1903 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality:Australian
Party:Australian Labor Party
Occupation:Plumber

Frank Courtnay (6 June 1903  - 31 March 1980) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at state schools and then the Working Men's College before becoming a dairy farmer and later a plumber. He was Victorian and then national secretary of the Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees Union of Australia. In 1958, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Darebin. He held Darebin until its abolition in 1969, at which point he retired. Courtnay died in 1980.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carr . Adam . Australian Election Archive . Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive . 2008 . 2008-06-20 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070717093439/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/ . 17 July 2007 . dmy .