Frank Green | |
|---|---|
| Clerk of the Australian House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 March 1937 – 25 June 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Parkes |
| Succeeded by | Albert Tregear |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1890 Mole Creek, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 12 September 1974 (aged 84) New Town, Tasmania, Australia |
| Spouse |
Florence Kearney (m. 1914) |
Frank Clifton Green (26 June 1890 – 12 September 1974) was an Australian public servant. He served as clerk of the Australian House of Representatives from 1937 to 1955, the longest-serving holder of the position.
Early life
editGreen was born on 26 June 1890 in Mole Creek, Tasmania. He was the third of five children born to Kate Elizabeth (née Reardon) and Joseph Richard Green; his father was a schoolteacher.[1]
Green attended the state school at Cygnet and completed his secondary education at Queen's College, Hobart (later merged into The Hutchins School). He matriculated to the University of Tasmania in 1908, studying arts and law, but did not complete a degree. Around that time he developed a friendship with future prime minister Joseph Lyons, his cricket and football teammate. In 1909, Green joined the Tasmanian state government's Crown Law Department as a clerk. He transferred to the Parliament of Tasmania in 1911 and was appointed as clerk-assistant to the House of Assembly.[1]
Military service
editIn 1915, Green enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and joined the 40th Battalion, a Tasmanian unit. He was commissioned as second lieutenant in January 1916 and
References
edit- ^ a b Wilks, Stephen (2021). "Frank Clifton Green (1890–1974)". Biographical Dictionary of the Australian House of Representatives. Australian Dictionary of Biography.