Frank O'Grady

Frank O'Grady CBE
Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
In office 28 September 1961 – 8 December 1965
Personal details
Born	Francis Phillip O’Grady (1900-10-09)9 October 1900 Thebarton, Adelaide, South Australia
Died	6 May 1981(1981-05-06) (aged 80) Woodville, Adelaide, South Australia
Spouse	Dorothy Mary Walsh (m. 1930)
Occupation	Public servant

Francis Phillip "Frank" O’Grady CBE (9 October 1900 – 6 May 1981) was a senior Australia public servant. He was Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department from September 1961 until December 1965.

Life and career

Frank O'Grady was born on 9 October 1900 in Thebarton, Adelaide the first child of Hannah and John Michael O'Grady.[1]

He was appointed Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, heading the Postmaster-General's Department, in September 1961.[2]

O'Grady retired from the Commonwealth Public Service and his position at the Postmaster-General's Department in December 1965.[1][3]

Awards

In 1964 O'Grady was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[1] He was appointed a knight commander of the papal Order of St Gregory the Great in 1969.[1]

References

1. Putnis, Peter, "O'Grady, Francis Phillip (1900–1981)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 21 November 2014
2. CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 11 March 2020, retrieved 21 November 2014
3. "Postal chief named". The Canberra Times. 1 October 1965. p. 3.

Government offices
Preceded by Mervyn Stradwick	Director General of the Postmaster-General's Department 1961 – 1965	Succeeded by Trevor Housley