Frank Eastaughffe

Francis Eric "Frank" Eastaughffe (pronounced "east-off") (August 18, 1903 - October 18, 1976) was a long-serving politician in Childers, Queensland, Australia.

He was born on the outskirts of the town on 1903, the youngest of 17 children, (15 surviving birth). After his marriage to Mary (Molly) Carrigg in 1928, they settled on his father's 3,500-acre property called Gigoom, about ten miles from Childers. Frank, by then a butcher, ran the farm with beef and dairy cattle, and later worked at the local sugar mill as an engineer.

He had a long-term interest in politics and served for thirty five years on the Isis Shire council. He was chairman for over twenty years, a position comparable to mayor. During this time he hosted a civic reception for Princess Alexandra of Kent on her royal tour of Australia.

His early-1970s attempt to enter state parliament on behalf of the Australian Labor Party was unsuccessful, and he remained in local politics until 1976, at which point he retired due to failing health. He was subsequently awarded the Coronation Medal for services to local authority.

He died of leukaemia in Childers Hospital on 18 October 1976.

Frank Eastaughffe was a grandson of Charles Douglas Eastaughffe, former chief constable of Dalby, Queensland.