Archie Benn Explained

Archie Benn
Senator for Queensland
Term Start:1 July 1950
Term End:30 June 1968
Birth Date:1897 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Branxholme, Victoria
Death Place:Paddington, Queensland, Australia
Nationality:Australian
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]

Notes and References

  1. BENN, Archibald Malcolm (1897–1980) Senator for Queensland, 1950–68 (Australian Labor Party). benn-archibald_malcolm . 11 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Carr . Adam . Australian Election Archive . Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive . 2008 . 2008-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081006075129/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia . 6 October 2008 . dead .