Frank Sleeman
Frank Northey Sleeman was an Australian politician, who served as Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1976 to 1982.
Early life, education and military
Sleeman grew up in Redfern, Sydney. He attended Canterbury [Boys' High School].Sleeman was a lieutenant in the army at the outbreak of World War II. He was captured by the Japanese and spent 3 years and 8 months as a prisoner of war in Jentsuji [Prison Camp Japan].
After the war, Sleeman settled in Townsville and worked as a salesman for the Australian-arm of General Electric. He married Norma Robinson on 29 December 1945.
Lord Mayor of Brisbane
Major Sleeman became Lord Mayor of Brisbane in 1976 after the Labor party leader in the Brisbane City Council, Bryan Walsh, failed to hold his ward. The major project of his time in office was the building of the site for the 1982 Commonwealth Games, which is now named the Sleeman Sports Complex in his honour.Frank Sleeman died on 1 August 2000 in a Freemason's nursing home at Sandgate, Queensland, aged 85.
Books and articles
Category:1915 birthsCategory:2000 deaths
Category:20th-century mayors of places in Australia
Category:Mayors and [lord mayors of Brisbane]
Category:Australian [Labor Party mayors]
Category:People educated at Canterbury Boys' High School
Category:Australian [military personnel of World War II]
Category:Australian prisoners of war
Category:World [War II prisoners of war held by Japan]