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Name	Sir Frank Schofield McDowell
Born	8 August, 1889 Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	1 November, 1980 (aged 91) Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Irish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	draper (1912-1960) New South Wales, Australia company manager (1920-1935) New South Wales, Australia company managing director (1935-1967) New South Wales, Australia department store owner (1949-1967) New South Wales, Australia chain store owner (1961-1967) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate