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John Curtin
Sign in to saveAlso known as John Joseph Curtin, The Right Honourable John Curtin
Australian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (1885-1945)
Key facts
- Monarch
- George VI
- Governors general
- Lord Gowrie , The Duke of Gloucester
- Deputy
- Frank Forde
- Preceded by
- Arthur Fadden
- Succeeded by
- Frank Forde
- Prime minister
- Himself
- Born
- John Joseph Ambrose Curtin , ( 1885-01-08 ) 8 January 1885, Creswick , Colony of Victoria
- Died
- 5 July 1945 (1945-07-05) (aged 60), Canberra , Australia
- Resting place
- Karrakatta Cemetery
- Party
- Labor
- Other political affiliations
- Victorian Socialist Party
- Spouse
- Elsie Needham ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 21 April 1917</span>"}]]}'>1917 )
- Relations
- Claude Curtin (nephew)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Creswick
- Place of death
- The Lodge
- Position held
- Minister for Defence
- Political party
- Australian Labor Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Image
- JohnCurtin.jpg
- Work location
- Canberra
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- Commons category
- John Curtin
- date of birth
- 1885-01-08
- date of death
- 1945-07-05
- place of burial
- Karrakatta Cemetery
- present in work
- Civilization VI
- name in native language
- John Curtin
- birth name
- John Joseph Ambrose Curtin
- writing language
- English language
- P12749
- Martin Říman
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Encyclopedic overview
Early life
Early political career Victorian Socialist Party
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