Chifley, Joseph Benedict (Ben) (1885 - 1951) Summary - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online

Life Summary

	Chifley, Joseph Benedict (Ben) (1885 - 1951)	Find all people...
Born	22 September 1885 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia	born around 22 September 1885 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Died	13 June 1951 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia	died around 13 June 1951 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Irish	Irish
Religious Influence	Catholic	Catholic
Occupation * * The details in the Occupation section have been interpreted solely from the article's text. Question marks indicate that exact years were not given in the text. More about 'Occupation'	1902? - 1928 public servant, New South Wales, Australia 1912 - 1928 trade union official, New South Wales, Australia 1914 - 1928 train driver, New South Wales, Australia 1916 - 1917 anti-conscriptionist, New South Wales, Australia 1928 - 1931 Member of Lower House, Federal, Australia 1933 - 1947 local government councillor, New South Wales, Australia 1934 - 1951 labour politician, Federal, Australia 1940 - 1951 Member of Lower House, Federal, Australia 1945 - 1949 prime minister, Federal, Australia 1949 - 1951 opposition leader, Federal, Australia	anti-conscriptionist labour politician local government councillor Member of Lower House opposition leader prime minister public servant trade union official train driver
Biography Author	D. B. Waterson	all biographies by Waterson, D. B.