Archie Benn

Archie Benn
Senator for Queensland
In office
1 July 1950 – 30 June 1968
Personal details
Born (1897-01-20)20 January 1897
Branxholme, Victoria
Died 3 April 1980(1980-04-03) (aged 83)
Paddington, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political 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]

References

  1. ↑ "BENN, Archibald Malcolm (1897–1980) Senator for Queensland, 1950–68 (Australian Labor Party)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
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