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Frank Baker
Member of the Australian Parliament for Oxley
In office 19 December 1931 – 15 September 1934
Preceded by	James Bayley
Succeeded by	Division abolished
Member of the Australian Parliament for Griffith
In office 15 September 1934 – 28 March 1939
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	William Conelan
Born	1903 Bundaberg, Queensland
Died	28 March 1939 (aged 35–36)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party

Francis (Frank) Matthew John Baker (1903 – 28 March 1939) was an Australian politician and Vice-President of the State Service Union.

Baker was born in Bundaberg, Queensland. A member of the Federal Labor Party, he unsuccessfully ran for office for the seat of Oxley in the 1928 federal election, being beaten by James Bayley of the Nationalist Party. But, following the election in 1931, he was elected to the seat of Oxley and remained until 1934 when it was abolished. Thereafter, he was the Member for Griffith until he suddenly died in office, resulting in a by-election.

Baker's father, Francis (Frank) Patrick Baker, was elected to the former seat of Maranoa in 1940. This is the only case in which a father was elected to the Australian federal parliament after his son.

References

• Adam Carr's Election Archive