Frank Eastaughffe
Francis Eric Eastaughffe, known as Frank Eastaughffe (pronounced EAST-off), lived from 18 August 1903 to 18 October 1976. He was a long-time local politician in Childers, Queensland, Australia.
Frank was the youngest of 17 children born on the edge of Childers. In 1928 he married Mary “Molly” Carrigg. They settled on his father’s 3,500-acre Retreat farm near Childers (later renamed Gigoom when it became a rural post office). Frank, then a butcher, ran the farm with beef and dairy cattle. He later worked as an engineer at the local sugar mill and was a representative for the Australian Workers’ Union.
He had a strong interest in politics and served 35 years on Isis Shire Council from 1936 to 1970, eleven terms. He was shire chairman for seven terms, from 1949 to 1970, the longest-serving chairman of Isis Shire. He lost the 1970 election to Alf Plath and then retired from politics.
In 1953 he received the Coronation Medal for services to local government, and in 1959 he hosted a civic reception for Princess Alexandra of Kent during her Australian tour. He also tried to enter the Queensland Legislative Assembly as a Labor Party candidate but was unsuccessful, remaining in local politics until 1970. Frank Eastaughffe died of leukemia at Childers Hospital on 18 October 1976.
He was the grandson of Charles Douglas Eastaughffe, former chief constable of Dalby, and the son of Alexander Eastaughffe, a previous Isis Shire chairman.
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