Frank Timson

Frank Timson
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Higinbotham
In office
10 December 1949 – 16 October 1960
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byDon Chipp
Personal details
Born(1909-02-09)9 February 1909
Melbourne, Victoria
Died16 October 1960(1960-10-16) (aged 51)
Seoul, South Korea
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal
OccupationFirm director

Thomas Frank Timson MBE (9 February 1909 – 16 October 1960) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at Caulfield Grammar School and Wesley College before becoming the director of the Timson Trading Company, a Melbourne importing and exporting firm. He served in the military 1940–1945. He was awarded the MBE in the military division and, having enlisted as a Private in 1940, was discharged from the AIF in 1945 with the rank of Major. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for the new seat of Higinbotham. He held the seat until his death in 1960.[1]

Timson died on 16 October 1960 while leading an Australian parliamentary goodwill mission to South Korea, following on from the conference of the International Parliamentary Union in Tokyo. He suffered a fatal heart attack in his hotel room in Seoul.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  2. ^ "M.H.R. dies on Korea tour". The Canberra Times. 17 October 1960.
  3. ^ "House tribute to late member for Higinbotham". The Canberra Times. 19 October 1960.
  4. ^ "DEATH OF MR. THOMAS FRANK TIMSON, M.B.E., M.P". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 21 November 2016.