| 词条 | Frank Thorpe (public servant) |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = Frank Gordon | honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|sep=,|CMG|MBE}} | image = | image_size = | caption = | office1 = Public Service Commissioner | term_start1 = 1936 | term_end1 = 1947 | birth_name = Frank Gordon Thorpe | birth_date = {{Birth date|1885|02|15|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|1967|03|30|1885|02|15|df=y}} | occupation = Public servant | years_active = | nationality = Australian | website = | parents = | siblings = | spouse = Elsie Rebecca Leake (m. 1917–1921; her death) Vera Hope Donaldson (m. 1926–1967; his death) | alma_mater = | children = }} Frank Gordon Thorpe, {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|sep=,|CMG|MBE}} (15 February 1885 – 30 March 1967) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Public Service Commissioner between 1936 and 1947. Life and careerFrank Thorpe was born on 15 February 1885 in Kooreh, Victoria.[1] Thorpe started his Commonwealth Public Service career in 1901, one of the Australia's earliest Commonwealth public servants, appointed as a personal clerk to the deputy Postmaster General in the Postmaster-General's Department.[1] When Thorpe volunteered to serve in World War I, he was rejected and instead selected for temporary duty at the Department of Defence.[2] In 1921 he joined the Prime Minister's Department as a senior clerk.[1] Thorpe moved to the Commonwealth Public Service Board in 1923, appointed as an assistant-inspector.[1] He was appointed Public Service Commissioner in 1937.[2] He continued working as Commissioner of the Board throughout World War II, including during periods of increasing pressure.[1] Thorpe retired in 1947 after 49 years in the public service.[3] His farewell function was presided over by Stuart McFarlane, then Secretary of the Treasury and more than 110 senior public servants attended.[4] After retirement, Thorpe was appointed Chairman of the Overseas Telecommunications Commission Promotions Appeal Board for two years from 1953.[5] Thorpe died in Canberra in 1967.[1] AwardsIn June 1936, Thorpe was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire.[6] He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in June 1939 whilst he was serving as Chairman of the Public Service Board.[7] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{citation|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/thorpe-frank-gordon-11856|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428093856/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/thorpe-frank-gordon-11856|archivedate=28 April 2014|deadurl=no|title=Thorpe, Frank Gordon (1885–1967)|first=Matthew|last=Calaby|publisher=Australian National University|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography}} {{s-start}}{{s-gov}}{{s-bef|before=William Clemens}}{{s-ttl|title=Commissioner of the Australian Public Service|years=1937–1947}}{{s-aft|after=William Dunk}}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Thorpe, Frank}}2. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2423773|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=2|date=10 February 1937|title=Mr. F.G. Thorpe: P.S. Commissioner Cabinet Appointment}} 3. ^{{citation|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22416866|title=Personal Paragraphs|date=25 March 1947|newspaper=The Argus|page=2}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2710738|title=Mr. F.G. Thorpe Farewelled By Public Servants|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=2|date=25 March 1947}} 5. ^{{citation|title=CP 275: Frank Gordon THORPE CMG, MBE|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CP+275|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=12 September 2014}} 6. ^{{citation|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1086562&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428093548/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1086562&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archivedate=28 April 2014|title=Search Australian Honours: THORPE, Frank Gordon|publisher=Australian Government|work=itsanhonour.gov.au}} 7. ^{{citation|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1066719&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428094539/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1066719&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archivedate=28 April 2014|title=Search Australian Honours: THORPE, Frank Gordon|publisher=Australian Government|work=itsanhonour.gov.au}} 5 : 1885 births|1967 deaths|Australian public servants|Members of the Order of the British Empire|Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George |
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