Frank Wall (Australian politician)

Frank Edgar Wall (6 October 1879 – 1 April 1941) was an Australian medical practitioner and politician.[1]

For Irish politician, see Frank Wall (Irish politician).

The Honourable Dr

Frank Wall

MLC
Member of New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
17 July 1917 – 1 April 1941
Personal details
Born(1879-10-06)6 October 1879
Randwick, New South Wales
Died1 April 1941(1941-04-01) (aged 61)
Sydney, New South Wales
Political partyNationalist Party
United Australia Party
Spouse(s)1. Gertrude Morison (née Scott)
2. Elizabeth Mary Eleanor (née Saywell)
Children1 son
EducationSydney Grammar School
Newington College
University of Edinburgh
OccupationMedical Practitioner

He was born in Randwick to customs agent George Wall and Sophia Jane Kidd. He attended Brighton College in Randwick, Sydney Grammar School, Newington College and the University of Edinburgh, where he qualified as a doctor in 1908.[2] On 29 April 1907 he married Gertrude Morison Scott, with whom he had one son. He later married Elizabeth Mary Eleanor Saywell on 25 February 1936. In 1909 he settled in Burwood, and during World War I was registrar of Randwick Military Hospital. From 1917 to 1941 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, representing first the Nationalist Party and then the United Australia Party. Wall died in Sydney in 1941.[3]

References
  1. "DR. WALL DEAD". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 2 April 1941. p. 12. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. "UPPER HOUSE". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 7 May 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. "Mr Frank Edgar Wall (1879-1941)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.


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