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James Scullin

1876 - 1953

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James Henry Scullin (18 September 1876 – 28 January 1953) was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the ninth prime minister of Australia from 1929 to 1932. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having briefly served as treasurer of Australia during his time in office from 1930 to 1931. His time in office was primarily categorised by the Wall Street crash of 1929 which transpired just two days after his swearing in, thus heralding the beginning of the Great Depression in Australia. Scullin remained a leading figure in the Labor movement throughout his lifetime, and was an éminence grise in various capacities for the party until his retirement from federal parliament in 1949. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). James Scullin is the 16,295th most popular politician (up from 16,443rd in 2024), the 313th most popular biography from Australia (up from 319th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Australian Politician.

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Among politicians, James Scullin ranks 16,295 out of 19,576. Before him are Justiniano Borgoño, Andrea Giani, Andrei Kobyakov, Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, Des Browne, and Louis Eugène Roy. After him are Roberto Maroni, Philander C. Knox, Brigitte Zypries, Simon Guggenheim, Dolly Buster, and José Eusebio Otalora.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, James Scullin ranks 188. Before him are Ernest Esclangon, Robert Yerkes, Gaston Peltier, Cécile Tormay, Marcel Lambert, and Marvin Hart. After him are Edith Abbott, Zitkala-Sa, Gregory Mathews, Susan Glaspell, Edgar Evans, and Lionel Tertis. Among people deceased in 1953, James Scullin ranks 179. Before him are Reginald Wingate, Alice Eastwood, Auguste Giroux, Maud Gonne, Rudolph Schindler, and Robert Stangland. After him are Francis Ford, Delfo Bellini, Fred M. Vinson, Sara Adler, Ethel Muckelt, and Abdullah Yusuf Ali.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, James Scullin ranks 313 out of 1,143. Before him are Trudi Canavan (1969), Emily Browning (1988), Ante Covic (1975), Simone Young (1961), Arthur Fadden (1894), and Rex Hartwig (1929). After him are Matthew Bingley (1971), Betty McKinnon (1925), Mike Chapman (1947), Markus Zusak (1975), Cecil Healy (1881), and Tina Arena (1967).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, James Scullin ranks 29. Before him are Dawn Fraser (1937), William Deane (1931), William McMahon (1908), Ben Chifley (1885), Sam Mostyn (1965), and Arthur Fadden (1894). After him are Peter Garrett (1953), Joseph Lyons (1879), Gregory Mathews (1876), John McEwen (1900), Andrew Lesnie (1956), and Joan Hartigan (1912).

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