Francis Bland

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Francis Bland CMG
Member of the Australian Parliament for Warringah
In office 28 April 1951 – 2 November 1961
Preceded by	Percy Spender
Succeeded by	John Cockle
Personal details
Born	Francis Armand Bland (1882-08-24)24 August 1882 Macdonaldtown, New South Wales
Died	9 April 1967(1967-04-09) (aged 84) Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Children	Henry Bland
Occupation	Public servant, advisor

Francis Armand Bland, CMG (24 August 1882 – 9 April 1967) was an Australian politician.

Life and career

Born in Sydney, Bland was educated at state schools at Greigs Flat, Peakhurst and Kogarah and then at the University of Sydney. He became a New South Wales public servant, and then a lecturer at the University of Sydney in 1913. In 1928 he became an adviser to the Premier of New South Wales, Thomas Bavin (Nationalist), and remained in that position during the second administration of Jack Lang (NSW Labor) and the beginning of the administration of Bertram Stevens (UAP). In 1935 he became a Professor of Public Administration, as well as an editor and author. In 1951, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for the safe seat of Warringah, holding the seat until his retirement in 1961. Bland died in 1967.

Further sources

• Bland, Henry (1975). "Sir Henry Bland interviewed by Mel Pratt for the Mel Pratt collection" (Interview). Interviewed by Mel Pratt.
• Jones, Kate; Jacobs, Kerry (2014). "The Cerberus from Warringah: F.A. Bland and the Renaissance of the Public Accounts Committee". Australian Journal of Politics & History. 60 (1): 43–57. doi:10.1111/ajph.12044.