Francis Bischof

Francis Erich Bischof, (12 October 1904 – 28 August 1979) was the Queensland Police Commissioner in Australia from January 1958 until his resignation, on 13 February 1969, amidst allegations of corruption.

Early life Frank Bischof was born at Gowrie Junction, Queensland, on 12 October 1904, the fourth child in a family of nine, and grew up on a dairy farm. He attended Toowoomba Grammar School, and worked in a cheese factory before joining the Queensland Police Force in 1925. He married Dorothy Gledhill on 22 February 1930 at St Mary's Anglican Church in Alderley, Brisbane.

As commissioner, Bischof set about boosting police morale and the image they portrayed to the Queensland public. He implemented a series of transfers and promotions, and set up a Public Relations Bureau as part of his plans. He attended many public functions to encourage co-operation with, and support for, the Queensland Police. In 1959 he was named Queensland's first 'Father of the Year', even though he was childless.