Biographical entry Madden, Frank (1847 - 1921)

Summary

(Sir) Frank Madden was an attorney and Parliamentarian, who experimented in growing grasses on his properties. He published a pamphlet, "Grass Lands of Victoria", in 1895. Educated in law at the University of Melbourne, Madden was admitted as an attorney in1869 and soon afterwards founded the legal firm Madden & Butler. He then successfully stood for election to the Legislative Assembly in 1894 and remained in office until 1917. Madden was a foundation president of the (Royal) Historical Society of Victoria and a member of the Field Naturalists' Club from 1902.

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Events

1869

Career position - Admitted as an attorney

1894 - 1917

Career position - Member for Eastern Suburbs (after 1904 Booroondara) in the Legislative Assembly

1895

Career position - Grass Lands of Victoria published

1911

Award - Knighted

Published resources

Book Sections

• Ingham, S. M., 'Madden, Sir Frank (1847-1921)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 370-371. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100364b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Madden, Frank', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473316. Details