Frank Tudor | |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 17 February 1917 – 10 January 1922 | |
| Prime Minister | Billy Hughes |
| Deputy | Albert Gardiner |
| Preceded by | Joseph Cook |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Charlton |
| Leader of the Labor Party | |
| In office 14 November 1916 – 10 January 1922 | |
| Deputy | Albert Gardiner |
| Preceded by | Billy Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Charlton |
| Minister for Trade and Customs | |
| In office 17 September 1914 – 14 September 1916 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrew Fisher Billy Hughes |
| Preceded by | Littleton Groom |
| Succeeded by | Billy Hughes (acting) |
| In office 29 April 1910 – 24 June 1913 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrew Fisher |
| Preceded by | Robert Best |
| Succeeded by | Littleton Groom |
| In office 13 November 1908 – 2 June 1909 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrew Fisher |
| Preceded by | Austin Chapman |
| Succeeded by | Robert Best |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Yarra | |
| In office 30 March 1901 – 10 January 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Seat created |
| Succeeded by | James Scullin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1866 Williamstown, Victoria Colony, British Empire |
| Died | 10 January 1922 (aged 55) Richmond, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouses | Alice Smale
(m. 1894; wid. 1894)Fanny Mead
(m. 1897) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | Richmond Central State School |
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Francis Gwynne Tudor (29 January 1866 – 10 January 1922) was an Australian politician who served as the leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1916 until his death. He had previously been a government minister under Andrew Fisher and Billy Hughes.
Tudor was born in Melbourne to Welsh immigrant parents. He left school at a young age to enter the workforce, serving an apprenticeship in the felt hat industry and later studying his trade for periods in England and the United States. He became involved in trade unionism in England, and after returning to Australia served as president of the Felt Hatters' Union. Tudor was elected president of the Victorian Trades Hall Council in 1900. The following year, he was elected to the new federal parliament as a representative of the Labor Party. He was chosen as the parliamentary party's first whip, and held that position until entering cabinet in 1908.
Tudor served as Minister for Trade and Customs from 1908 to 1909, 1910 to 1913, and 1914 to 1916, in the governments of Andrew Fisher and Billy Hughes. He remained loyal to the Labor Party during the split over conscription in 1916, and was elected party leader after Hughes' expulsion. He replaced Joseph Cook as leader of the opposition upon the formation of the third Hughes Ministry in February 1917. Tudor led Labor to the 1917 and 1919 federal elections, on both occasions suffering heavy defeats. His death in office at the age of 55 came after a long period of ill health. He was the first leader of a major Australian political party to die in office, and was accorded a state funeral.