Frank Allen (politician)

Frank Allen
Frank Allen
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Bulloo
	In office; 27 March 1909 – 27 April 1912
Preceded by	John Leahy
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	Barnett Francis Samuel Allen; 19 February 1882; Swan Creek, Queensland, Australia
Died	18 October 1948 (aged 66); Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Lutwyche Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Edith Alison Chisholm (m.1909 d.1974)
Occupation	Teacher

Barnett Francis Samuel "Frank" Allen (19 February 1882 – 18 October 1948) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Bulloo in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1909 to 1912.[1]

Biography

Allen was born in Swan Creek, Queensland, the son of Robert Allen and his wife Jane (née Grayson). He was educated at East Warwick, Swan Creek, Freestone, and Allora and spent his working life as a teacher, working at various schools around southern Queensland.[1]

In December 1917 Allen joined the First Australian Imperial Force to fight in World War One. He embarked from Sydney on the S.S. Wyreema in October the next year.[1]

On 13 December 1909 he married Edith Alison Chisholm[1] (died 1974)[2] at Mitchell and together had four sons and a daughter.[1] Allen died in October 1948 and is buried in Lutwyche Cemetery.[3][4]

Public career

Allen, representing the Labour Party, stood for the seat of Bulloo at the 1908 Queensland state election but was defeated by the sitting member, John Leahy.[5] A year later, there was another state election and by now Leahy had retired from politics. Allen won the election[6] but was the member for only three years as the seat was abolished before the 1912 Queensland state election.

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References

"Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
Family history research — Queensland Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
"Advertising". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 19 October 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
Allen Barnett Harris Samuel Archived 8 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
"SYNOPSIS OF THE POLLING". The Brisbane Courier. LXIV (15, 622). Queensland, Australia. 6 February 1908. p. 6. Retrieved 6 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
"THE RECENT ELECTIONS". The Brisbane Courier. LXVI (16, 153). Queensland, Australia. 19 October 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 6 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by John Leahy	Member for Bulloo 1909–1912	Abolished

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[qp-1] "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

[bdr-2] Family history research — Queensland Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[courier-3] "Advertising". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 19 October 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 8 January 2015.

[bcc-4] Allen Barnett Harris Samuel Archived 8 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 8 January 2015.

[1908election-5] "SYNOPSIS OF THE POLLING". The Brisbane Courier. LXIV (15, 622). Queensland, Australia. 6 February 1908. p. 6. Retrieved 6 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[1909election-6] "THE RECENT ELECTIONS". The Brisbane Courier. LXVI (16, 153). Queensland, Australia. 19 October 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 6 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.