Cooper, Frank (1872 - 1949)
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| Politician - State - QLD (MLA) and Trade Union - Official |
| Born: 1872 Blayney, New South Wales. Died: 1949. |
| Raised in New South Wales, Cooper moved to Ipswich, Queensland to take up a post as clerk in the state's main railway workshops in 1909. He was a member of the Brisbane Clerical Union and Secretary of the Ipswich Workers' Political Organisation as well as working as a sometime journalist. He entered state politics, winning a seat in the Legislative Assembly in 1915 and remained active at various levels of state politics until he became Premier in 1942. He remained Premier until he resigned in 1946. |
