Frank Davis | |
Honorific-Suffix: | CMG, OBE |
Constituency Mp: | Deakin |
Parliament: | Australian |
Predecessor: | William Hutchinson |
Successor: | Alan Jarman |
Term Start: | 10 December 1949 |
Term End: | 31 October 1966 |
Birth Date: | 1900 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | Liberal Party of Australia |
Occupation: | Meat industry executive |
Francis John Davis, CMG, OBE (13 April 1900 – 28 February 1980) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he attended state schools before becoming a meat industry executive. A founding member of the Liberal Party, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1949 as the Liberal member for Deakin, succeeding William Hutchinson. He held the seat until his retirement in 1966. He later became Chairman of the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories. Davis died in 1980.[1]