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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Scullin has received more than 232,792 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). James Scullin is the 16,066th most popular politician (down from 14,306th in 2019), the 357th most popular biography from Australia (down from 340th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Australian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James Scullin ranks 16,066 out of 15,577Before him are Roger Wicker, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, Géza Szőcs, Lutz Heilmann, Jens Weidmann, and Aécio Neves. After him are Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Kiril Petkov, Krystyna Bochenek, Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet, Edgars Rinkēvičs, and Julio Cobos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, James Scullin ranks 183Before him are Sol Plaatje, Carl Albert Andersen, Gregory Mathews, Mary Ritter Beard, Susan Glaspell, and John Mulcahy. After him are William Farnum, Con Leahy, and Sophia Duleep Singh. Among people deceased in 1953, James Scullin ranks 176Before him are Delfo Bellini, Thomas Thorstensen, Richard Pearse, Robert F. Wagner, Alan Curtis, and George Barnes. After him are William Farnum, Alice Eastwood, and Snowy Baker.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, James Scullin ranks 357 out of 925Before him are Daphne Akhurst (1903), Bill Hunter (1940), Brett Tucker (1972), Rachael Taylor (1984), Mick Harvey (1958), and Ryan Kwanten (1976). After him are Peter Hollingworth (1935), Adam Garcia (1973), Mark Bresciano (1980), Peter Sculthorpe (1929), Michael Joseph Savage (1872), and Arthur Streeton (1867).

Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, James Scullin ranks 31Before him are Andrew Lesnie (1956), Ben Chifley (1885), Joseph Lyons (1879), Arthur Fadden (1894), Gregory Mathews (1876), and Frank Forde (1890). After him are Michael Joseph Savage (1872), Bill Hayden (1933), Joan Hartigan (1912), Edith Cowan (1861), Bob Brown (1944), and Julie Bishop (1956).