Des Frawley

Des Frawley
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Murrumba
In office
27 May 1972  12 November 1977
Preceded by David Nicholson
Succeeded by Joe Kruger
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Caboolture
In office
12 November 1977  22 October 1983
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Bill Newton
Personal details
Born Desmond John Frawley
(1924-09-23)23 September 1924
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died 23 May 1996(1996-05-23) (aged 71)
Queensland, Australia
Resting place Redcliffe Cemetery
Nationality Australian
Political party National Party
Other political
affiliations
Country Party
Spouse(s) Laurell Irene Orford (m.1944)
Occupation Company owner, Lift mechanic
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 days

Frawley 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 career

Frawley, representing the Country Party (1972-74) who then went on to become the National Party, 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 life

In 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]

References

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
David Nicholson
Member for Murrumba
19721977
Succeeded by
Joe Kruger
New seat Member for Caboolture
19771983
Succeeded by
Bill Newton
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