Francis Alexander O'Connor (13 October 189416 April 1972) was a senior Australian public servant. He was

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of the Department of Supply and Shipping (1946–1948) and later the

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(1953–1959).

Life and career

O'Connor was born in Leongatha, Victoria on 13 October 1894. O'Connor was appointed Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping in September 1946. In 1948, when there was a departmental reorganization, his position was reverted to first assistant secretary. He was appointed Secretary again in April 1953, the Department was by then known as the

. O'Connor retired from the

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in 1959. On 16 April 1972, O'Connor died in Fitzroy, Melbourne aged 77.

Awards

In 1953, O'Connor was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire He was elevated to a Commander of the Order in June 1957, in recognition of his outstanding public service.

References

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