Arthur Francis Kelly "Frank" Block (21 June 1899 – 4 March 1971) was an Australian politician.

Born in Echuca

Echuca, Victoria

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 to labourer Albert Alfred Block and Annie Kelly, he attended state schools and served in the Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force

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's 46th Battalion during World War I

World War I

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; he was wounded at sent home to Preston

Preston, Victoria

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 around 1915. Around 1919 he married Louisa Rubena Adelaide Davis, with whom he had six children; he would remarry around 1942 to Vida Winifred Ross. Block, who worked as a building contractor, was a member of the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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 in the 1930s but joined the Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Australia

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 at its formation. He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly

Victorian Legislative Assembly

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 in 1951 in a by-election for the seat of Ivanhoe

Electoral district of Ivanhoe

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, but was defeated at the next election in 1952. Block died in 1971 at Preston.