Frank Sleeman
Australian politician (1915–2000)
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::summary Australian politician (1915–2000) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Frank Sleeman |
| birth_name | Frank Northey Sleeman |
| birth_date | 4 March 1915 |
| death_place | Sandgate, Queensland, Australia |
| death_date | 1 August 2000 (aged 85) |
| occupation | Politician |
| office | Lord Mayor of Brisbane |
| party | Australian Labour Party |
| predecessor | Bryan Walsh |
| successor | Roy Harvey |
| term_start | 1976 |
| term_end | 1982 |
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| name= Frank Sleeman | birth_name = Frank Northey Sleeman | birth_date = 4 March 1915 | death_place =Sandgate, Queensland, Australia | death_date= 1 August 2000 (aged 85) | occupation = Politician | office = Lord Mayor of Brisbane | party = Australian Labour Party | predecessor = Bryan Walsh | successor = Roy Harvey | term_start = 1976 | term_end = 1982
Frank Northey Sleeman (4 March 1915 – 1 August 2000) was an Australian politician, who served as Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1976 to 1982.
Early life, education and military
Sleeman grew up in Redfern, Sydney. He attended Canterbury Boys' High School.
Sleeman was a lieutenant in the army at the outbreak of World War II. He was captured by the Japanese and spent 3 years and 8 months as a prisoner of war in Jentsuji Prison Camp Japan.
After the war, Sleeman settled in Townsville and worked as a salesman for the Australian-arm of General Electric. He married Norma Robinson on 29 December 1945.
Lord Mayor of Brisbane
Major Sleeman became Lord Mayor of Brisbane in 1976 after the Labor party leader in the Brisbane City Council, Bryan Walsh, failed to hold his ward. The major project of his time in office was the building of the site for the 1982 Commonwealth Games, which is now named the Sleeman Sports Complex in his honour.
Frank Sleeman died on 1 August 2000 in a Freemason's nursing home at Sandgate, Queensland, aged 85.
References
Books and articles
- {{cite book | last = Blackburn | first = Kevin | author-link = Kevin Blackburn | title = Commemorating and commodifying the prisoner of war experience in south-east Asia:The creation of Changi Prison Museum (Journal of the Australian War Memorial, Issue 33) | publisher = Australian War Memorial | year= 2000 | location = Canberra
References
- "Frank Sleeman". Queensland Government.
- [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-30365936.html Death notice]
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