Frank O'Grady explained

Frank O'Grady
Office1:Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
Term Start1:28 September 1961
Term End1:8 December 1965
Birth Name:Francis Phillip O’Grady
Birth Date:9 October 1900
Birth Place:Thebarton, Adelaide, South Australia
Death Place:Woodville, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:Public servant
Nationality: Australian
Spouse:Dorothy Mary Walsh (m. 1930)

Francis Phillip "Frank" O’Grady (9 October 19006 May 1981) was a senior Australia public servant. He was Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department from September 1961 until December 1965.

Life and career

Frank O'Grady was born on 9 October 1900 in Thebarton, Adelaide the first child of Hannah and John Michael O'Grady.

He was appointed Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, heading the Postmaster-General's Department, in September 1961.

O'Grady retired from the Commonwealth Public Service and his position at the Postmaster-General's Department in December 1965.[1]

Awards

In 1964 O'Grady was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He was appointed a knight commander of the papal Order of St Gregory the Great in 1969.

Notes and References

  1. News: Postal chief named. 3. The Canberra Times. 1 October 1965.