Frank Scully (politician)
| Frank Scully | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Richmond | |
| In office 17 December 1949 – 30 May 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Stan Keon |
| Succeeded by | Bill Towers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Raymond Scully 27 January 1920 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party (1949–1955) |
| Other political affiliations |
Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) (1955–1957) Democratic Labor Party (1957–1958) |
| Spouse(s) | Moira Grant (m. 1957) |
| Occupation | Railway worker |
Francis Raymond Scully (born 27 January 1920), Australian politician, from 1949 was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Richmond representing the Australian Labor Party to March 1955. He was Assistant Minister of Lands, Assistant Minister of Electrical Undertakings in the third Cain government from 1952–1955. He was a member of the Catholic Social Studies Movement ("The Movement") in Victoria, and was expelled from the ministry and the ALP as part of the Australian Labor Party split of 1955. He then was a member of the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) (and then the Democratic Labor Party) from 1955 to 1958. Scully was the only member of the DLP in the lower house of the Victorian parliament during these three years.[1]
Scully was a railway worker, and was active in the Australian Railways Union Industrial Group.[2] Scully was defeated at the 1958 elections[3] and subsequently owned a news-agency in Sandringham, Victoria.[4]
References
- ↑ Ainsley Symons (2012), 'Democratic Labor Party members in the Victorian Parliament of 1955–1958,' in Recorder (Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Melbourne Branch) No. 275, November, Pages 4–5.
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- ↑ Robert Murray (1970), The Split, F.W. Cheshire, Melbourne, page 339
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| Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Stan Keon |
Member for Richmond 1949–1958 |
Succeeded by Bill Towers |