Frank O'Keefe

Frank O'Keefe
AM
Frank O'Keefe AM
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Paterson
	In office; 25 October 1969 – 26 October 1984
Preceded by	Allen Fairhall
Succeeded by	Division abolished
Personal details
Born	Frank Lionel O'Keefe; 6 October 1912; Gunnedah, New South Wales
Died	21 April 1989 (aged 76)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Country Party
Occupation	Farm machinery and oil merchant

Frank Lionel O'Keefe, AM (6 October 1912 – 21 April 1989) was an Australian politician. Born in Gunnedah, New South Wales, he attended state schools before becoming a farm machinery distributor and oil merchant. He was mayor of Gunnedah Shire Council for 18 years, and also served on Namoi Valley County Council. In 1961 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Liverpool Plains, representing the Country Party; he transferred to Upper Hunter in 1962, which he held until 1969.^[1] In that year he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for Paterson. He held the seat until its abolition in 1984, at which time he retired. O'Keefe died in 1989.^[2]

References

^ "Mr Frank Lionel O'Keefe (1912–1989)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2008.

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Roger Nott	Member for Liverpool Plains 1961–1962	Succeeded by Abolished
Preceded by Leon Punch	Member for Upper Hunter 1962–1969	Succeeded by Col Fisher
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Allen Fairhall	Member for Paterson 1969–1984	Succeeded by seat abolished