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Arthur Fadden

1894 - 1973

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Sir Arthur William Fadden (13 April 1894 – 21 April 1973) was an Australian politician and accountant who served as the 13th prime minister of Australia from 29 August to 7 October 1941. He held office as the leader of the Country Party from 1940 to 1958 and served as treasurer of Australia from 1940 to 1941 and 1949 to 1958. Fadden was born in Ingham, Queensland, to Irish immigrant parents. He was raised in Walkerston, and left school at the age of 15. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Fadden is the 16,249th most popular politician (down from 16,166th in 2019), the 312th most popular biography from Australia (down from 298th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Australian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Arthur Fadden ranks 16,249 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis Meznarie, Otto Arosemena, Gopal Swarup Pathak, Ian Millar, Haydée Santamaría, and João de Deus Pinheiro. After him are David Lange, Danny Faure, James McHenry, Tipper Gore, Adnan Terzić, and Gavriil Popov.

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Among people born in 1894, Arthur Fadden ranks 236. Before him are Peter Warlock, Robert Benson, Belle Moore, Curt Backeberg, Alan Crosland, and Francisco Pagazaurtundúa. After him are Agnes von Krusenstjerna, Roger Vercel, August Dvorak, Kazimierz Wierzyński, Ludwig Wrede, and Viktor Vinogradov. Among people deceased in 1973, Arthur Fadden ranks 249. Before him are Konstantinos Dovas, Henrique da Silveira, Sidney Blackmer, William Haines, Dudley Senanayake, and Umberto Zanolini. After him are Eddie Rickenbacker, Gustav Freij, Mário de Noronha, Steve Seymour, Alla Tarasova, and Armando Segato.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Arthur Fadden ranks 312 out of 1,143. Before him are Dunc Gray (1906), Frank Hurley (1885), Trudi Canavan (1969), Emily Browning (1988), Ante Covic (1975), and Simone Young (1961). After him are Rex Hartwig (1929), James Scullin (1876), Matthew Bingley (1971), Betty McKinnon (1925), Mike Chapman (1947), and Markus Zusak (1975).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, Arthur Fadden ranks 27. Before him are Paul Keating (1944), Earle Page (1880), Dawn Fraser (1937), William Deane (1931), William McMahon (1908), and Ben Chifley (1885). After him are James Scullin (1876), Peter Garrett (1953), Joseph Lyons (1879), Gregory Mathews (1876), John McEwen (1900), and Andrew Lesnie (1956).

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