Archie Benn References Navigation menu"BENN, Archibald Malcolm (1897–1980) Senator for Queensland, 1950–68 (Australian Labor Party)""Australian Election Archive"the originalno2009165331101523685101523685expanding ite
1897 births1980 deathsAustralian Labor Party members of the Parliament of AustraliaMembers of the Australian Senate for QueenslandMembers of the Australian Senate20th-century Australian politiciansAustralia Labor Party, Senator stubs
AustralianBranxholme, VictoriaMelbourneWorld War IIAustralian SenateLabor
Archie Benn | |
|---|---|
 | |
Senator for Queensland | |
In office 1 July 1950 – 30 June 1968 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1897-01-20)20 January 1897 Branxholme, Victoria |
| Died | 3 April 1980(1980-04-03) (aged 83) Paddington, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Archibald Malcolm Benn (20 January 1897 – 3 April 1980) was an Australian politician. Born in Branxholme, Victoria, he was educated in Melbourne before moving to Queensland as a teenager where he worked as a shearer, and later as a public servant.[1] He was Director of Labour in Queensland during World War II. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Queensland. He remained a Senator until his term expired in 1968. Benn died in 1980 in Melbourne.[2]
References
^ "BENN, Archibald Malcolm (1897–1980) Senator for Queensland, 1950–68 (Australian Labor Party)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 11 October 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
Authority control  |
|
|---|
 | This article about an Australian Labor Party member of the Senate is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
