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Scullin, James Henry (1876 - 1953) |
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| Politician - Federal - MHR | ||||
| Born: 1876 Trawalla, Victoria. Died: 1953. | ||||
| Born 18 September 1876 in Trawalla, Victoria, Scullin ran a grocer’s shop in Ballarat from 1900 to 1910. In 1906 he stood for the federal seat of Ballarat against Alfred Deakin and not surprisingly, lost. From 1906 to 1910, Scullin travelled throughout Victoria as an organiser for the Australian Workers’ Union. This helped him to establish a strong electoral base and led to his winning the seat of Corangamite in the 1910 federal elections. He lost this seat in 1913. He won the safe Labor seat of Yarra in Melbourne in 1922, and held this seat until 1949. He became deputy leader of the Labor Party in 1927 and became leader a year later. He defeated Bruce in the federal election of 1929 and served as Prime Minister until his defeat in 1931. He died in 1953. |
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Published by University of Melbourne, 7 March 2002 Based on "Parties to the Award" published 1994. Submit any comments, questions, corrections and additions Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 29 June 2006 http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE1479b.htm |