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When was Scullin born?
September 18, 1876
James Scullin/Date of birth
Who was the first Catholic prime minister in Australia?
James Scullin: unsuccessfully contested the seat of Ballaarat against Alfred Deakin in 1906. was Australia’s first Roman Catholic prime minister. was the first prime minister to choose the governor-general (he chose Sir Isaac Isaacs in 1931, also the first Australian to hold the post)
What party was Scullin?
Australian Labor Party (NSW)
James Scullin/Parties
What did James Scullin do for Australia?
James Henry Scullin (18 September 1876 – 28 January 1953) was an Australian Labor Party politician and the ninth Prime Minister of Australia. Scullin led Labor to government at the 1929 election.
Who was the ninth prime minister?
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | |
|---|---|
| Rao in 1983 | |
| 9th Prime Minister of India | |
| In office 21 June 1991 – 16 May 1996 | |
| President | R. Venkataraman Shankar Dayal Sharma |
Where did James Scullin go to school?
James Scullin
| The Right Honourable James Scullin | |
|---|---|
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah McNamara ( m. 1907) |
| Education | Mount Rowan State School |
| Occupation | Trade union organiser (Australian Workers’ Union) Grocery store owner (Self-employed) |
Where did Joseph Lyons grow up?
Lyons was born in Stanley, Tasmania, and before entering politics worked as a schoolteacher. He was active in the Labor Party from a young age and won election to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1909.
Where was James Henry Scullin born and raised?
Early life. James Henry Scullin was born in Trawalla, Victoria on 18 September 1876. His parents, John and Ann (née Logan) Scullin, were both Irish Catholics from County Londonderry. His father was a railway labourer, who emigrated to Australia in his 20s.
What did James Scullin do for a living?
Scullin was a devout Roman Catholic, a non-drinker and a non-smoker all his life. Scullin became active in politics during his years in Ballarat, being influenced by the ideas of Tom Mann and the growing labour movement in Victoria, as were many of his later ministerial colleagues such as Frank Anstey, John Curtin and Frank Brennan.
When did James Scullin become a Member of Parliament?
Scullin re-entered federal parliament as the ALP candidate for the seat of Yarra at a by-election on 18 February 1922, held following the death of the previous member, Frank Tudor, the ALP’s Leader of the Opposition. He retained the seat for almost 28 years, through ten general elections.
Where did the name Scullin come from in Australia?
Scullin, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra, is named after him, as is the Division of Scullin, a House of Representatives electorate. The Scullin monolith in Antarctica was also named in his honour.