Arthur Francis Kelly "Frank" Block (21 June 1899 – 4 March 1971) was an Australian politician. Born in

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to labourer Albert Alfred Block and Annie Kelly, he attended state schools and served in the Australian Imperial Force's 46th Battalion during

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; he was wounded and sent home to Preston around 1915. Around 1919, he married Louisa Rubena Adelaide Davis, with whom he had six children; he would remarry around 1942 to Vida Winifred Ross. Block, who worked as a building contractor, was a member of the Labor Party in the 1930s but joined the

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at its formation. He was elected to the

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in 1951 in a by-election for the seat of Ivanhoe, but was defeated at the next election in 1952. Block died in 1971 at Preston.

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1899 births 1971 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Australian Army soldiers People from Echuca 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub