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Francis Patrick Sheehan (OAM)
- Born
- 17 August 1937 (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia)
- Died
- 05 May 2021
- Parents
- Cornelius Joseph, farmer, and Kathleen Veronica O'Donohue
- Marriage
Religion: Catholic
Marital Status: 15 Oct 1966 Rosalie Moroney; 1s. 3d.
- Education
- St Brendan's Primary School, Dunnstown; St Paul's Technical School, Ballarat; matriculated Ballarat 1968; Trained Trade Instructors Certificate, Dip Tech Ed, Hawthorn State College; Diploma of Rural Business Management, University of Melbourne (Glenormiston Campus) 2002.
- Career
At 14 worked on family farm; motor mechanic; youth worker Melbourne and New South Wales four years; national president Young Christian Workers 1964-1966; assembler Ford Motor Co., office-bearer Technical Teachers Association of Victoria; Motor trades instructor, Ballarat School of Mines 1970-1982; Director, Ballarat Young Workers Housing Society; best and fairest award Ballarat Football League and executive member local football clubs.
Motor trades instructor
- Party
- Australian Labor Party
House | Electorate | Start | End | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Legislative Assembly | Ballarat South | 3 April 1982 | 2 October 1992 | Seat abolished |
*The Start date for Members elected after 1900 is the date they were elected. The start date for pre-1900 Members is the date they were sworn in.
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- Other seats contested
- Ballarat South 1973, 1976, 1979. Ballarat East 1992.
- References
References: Who's Who in Australia 1983; Victorian Parliamentary Handbook; Labor Star Aug 1981; Ballarat Courier 5 Apr 1982. 6 Apr 1983; personal information
Data Source: Browne, G, 'Biographical Register of the Victorian Parliament 1900-84', 1985
Last updated: 19th May 2021