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Ben Chifley
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Australian politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia (1945 to 1949)
Key facts
- Monarch
- George VI
- Governors general
- The Duke of Gloucester Sir William McKell
- Deputy
- Frank Forde Herbert Evatt
- Preceded by
- Frank Forde
- Succeeded by
- Robert Menzies
- Prime minister
- John Curtin Frank Forde Himself
- Born
- Joseph Benedict Chifley , ( 1885-09-22 ) 22 September 1885, Bathurst , Colony of New South Wales
- Died
- 13 June 1951 (1951-06-13) (aged 65), Canberra , Australia
- Party
- Labor
- Other political affiliations
- Industrial Labor (1938–1939)
- Spouse
- Elizabeth McKenzie ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1914 )
- Education
- Limekilns Public School , Patrician Brothers' School, Bathurst
- Occupation
- Engine driver , (New South Wales Railways)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ben
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Bathurst
- Place of death
- Canberra
- Occupation
- train driver
- Political party
- Australian Labor Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Image
- Benchifley.jpg
- Work location
- Canberra
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- Commons category
- Ben Chifley
- date of birth
- 1885-09-22
- date of death
- 1951-06-13
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Ben Chifley
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Early life
1917 general strike
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