| 词条 | Des Frawley |
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|honorific-prefix = |name = Des Frawley |honorific-suffix = |image = |caption = | constituency_AM1 = Murrumba | assembly1 = Queensland Legislative | term_start1 = 27 May 1972 | term_end1 = 12 November 1977 | predecessor1 = David Nicholson | successor1 = Joe Kruger | constituency_AM2 = Caboolture | assembly2 = Queensland Legislative | term_start2 = 12 November 1977 | term_end2 = 22 October 1983 | predecessor2 = New seat | successor2 = Bill Newton |birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|9|23|df=y}} |birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |death_date = {{death date and age|1996|5|23|1924|9|23|df=y}} |death_place = Queensland, Australia |restingplace = Redcliffe Cemetery |birthname = Desmond John Frawley |nationality = Australian |party = Country Party/National Party |otherparty = |spouse = Laurell Irene Orford (m.1944) |known_for = | occupation = Company owner, Lift mechanic | relations = | alma_mater = | religion = Roman Catholic }}Desmond John "Des" Frawley (23 September 1924 – 23 May 1996) was a company owner and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1] Early daysFrawley was born in Brisbane, Queensland, to parents Stanley John Frawley and his wife Alice Mary (née Campbell).[1] He attended Virginia State School, St Columban's College, and Brisbane Grammar School. Soon after leaving school he joined the RAAF where he served from 1942 to 1946. On his discharge he trained as an electrical mechanic under the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Scheme with the Public Works Department, Brisbane, for a period of three years. He then worked as a lift mechanic for 20 years with the Otis Elevator Company in Brisbane. Finally, he went into business and owned Frawley Motors for 20 years.[1] Political careerFrawley, representing the Country Party (1972–74) (which became the National Party in 1974), won the seat of Murrumba in 1972. He held the seat until 1977 and then moved to the neighbouring seat of Caboolture which he held from 1977 to 1983.[1] He had previously been an alderman in the Redcliffe City Council from 1967 until 1972.[1] Personal lifeIn 1944, Frawley married Laurell Irene Orford and together had three sons.[1] He was a life member of the Queensland Amateur Athletics Association, and member of the Redcliffe Trotting Club. He was patron of the Queensland Veterans Athletics Association and was Queensland decathlon champion 1949-52 and Queensland pentathlon champion 1951-52. In 1937, while a student at Virginia State School he won the coveted Norman Grehan Trophy for athletics.[1] He died in 1996[1] and was buried in Redcliffe Cemetery.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=723580489|accessdate= 21 February 2016}} {{s-start}}{{s-par|au-qld}}{{s-bef|before= David Nicholson}}{{s-ttl |title= Member for Murrumba|years=1972–1977}}{{s-aft|after=Joe Kruger}}{{s-new|seat}}{{s-ttl |title= Member for Caboolture|years=1977–1983}}{{s-aft|after=Bill Newton}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Frawley, Des}}2. ^[https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/app/cemeteries/ Moreton Bay Region Cemeteries Database] — Moreton Bay Region. Retrieved 21 February 2016. 5 : Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly|1924 births|1996 deaths|National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland|20th-century Australian politicians |
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