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Beaurepaire, Sir Francis Joseph (Frank) (1891–1956)

	Beaurepaire, Sir Francis Joseph (Frank) (1891–1956)
Born	13 May, 1891 Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Died	29 May, 1956 (aged 65) Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Religious Influence	Presbyterian
Education*	Albert Park State School (Melbourne) (student, 1896-1902) Wesley College (Melbourne) (student, 1903-1907)
Occupation*	swimmer (1906-1924) Victoria, Australia army officer (1914-1918) Federal, Australia Olympian (1920-1924) Victoria, Australia retailer (1920-1922) New South Wales, Australia benefactor (general) (1922-1956) Victoria, Australia motor vehicle components and tools manufacturer (1922-1956) Victoria, Australia retailer (1922-1956) Victoria, Australia rubber goods manufacturer (1922-1956) Victoria, Australia local government councillor (1928-1942) Victoria, Australia sports promoter (1929-1956) Victoria, Australia local government head (1940-1942) Victoria, Australia Member of Upper House (1942-1952) Victoria, Australia Olympics administrator (1950-1956) Victoria, Australia
Military Service*	World War I (army officer)
Awards	Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1942) International Swimming Hall of Fame (inductee, 1967) Sport Australia Hall of Fame (inductee, 1985)
Key Events*	Olympic Games (Antwerp, 1920) (swimmer) Olympic Games (London, 1908) (swimmer) Olympic Games (Paris, 1924) (swimmer)
Legacies*	Beaurepaire Centre (University of Melbourne) (eponym) Sir Frank Beaurepaire Trophy (Swimming WA) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Herald Learn-to-Swim campaign (Vic) (president, 1929-1949)
Workplaces*	Advanx Tyre Repair Co (co-owner, 1920-1922) Beaurepaire Tyre Service (co-owner, 1922) Melbourne City Council (councillor, 1928) Olympic Tyre and Rubber Co Pty (co-owner, 1933-1942) Melbourne City Council (mayor, 1940-1942) Olympic Cables Ltd (co-owner, 1940) Olympic Consolidated Industries (co-owner, 1953)

* Dates are approximate