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Rt Hon James Scullin
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9th Prime Minister of Australia
In office
22 October, 1929 – 6 January, 1932
Preceded by Stanley Bruce
Succeeded by Joseph Lyons
Personal details
Born (1876-09-18)18 September 1876
Trawalla, Victoria
Died 28 January 1953(1953-01-28) (aged 76)
Political party Labor

James Henry "Jim" Scullin (18 September 1876 – 28 January 1953) was an Australian Labor Party politician and the ninth Prime Minister of Australia. Scullin led Labor to government at the 1929 election. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 transpired just two days after his swearing in, which would herald the beginning of the Great Depression in Australia. Scullin's administration would soon be overwhelmed by the economic crisis, causing a three-way split of his party that would bring down the government in late 1931. Scullin remained a leading figure in the Labor movement throughout his lifetime, and served in various capacities for the party until his retirement in 1949.

Death

Grave of James and Sarah Scullin, Melbourne General Cemetery 2017
Grave of James and Sarah Scullin at Melbourne General Cemetery

Scullin died in his sleep on 28 January 1953 in Hawthorn, Melbourne. He was given a state funeral in St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne and was buried in the Catholic section of Melbourne General Cemetery. Over his grave the federal Labor executive and the ACTU erected a monument on behalf of the Labor movement of Australia.

Scullin, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra, is named after him, as is the Division of Scullin, a House of Representatives electorate. The Scullin monolith in Antarctica was also named in his honour.

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    Scullin in the 1900s

  • James Scullin October 1928-02

    Scullin as Opposition leader in October 1928.

  • Bruce resigned newPMScullin brief meeting

    New Prime Minister James Scullin and former Prime Minister Stanley Bruce hold a private meeting after Scullin's swearing-in as Prime Minister, 1929

  • Scullin Ministry, 1929

    The Scullin Government sworn in, October 1929

  • Scullin as PM

    Prime Minister Scullin in 1930

  • Theodore and Scullin

    Scullin with Treasurer Ted Theodore in December 1929

  • Sarah and James Scullin 02

    Scullin and his wife Sarah in about 1930

  • James Scullin at his desk-02

    Scullin in 1931.

  • Political Cartoon, 1931

    A cartoon criticising Scullin and Theodore's inflationary financing plans

  • James Scullin, 1938 (William McInnes)

    Parliament House portrait of Scullin by William Beckwith McInnes, 1938

  • James Scullin on relinquishing office

    Scullin on the day he handed the reins of power to Joseph Lyons, January 1932.

  • James H. Scullin

    Scullin as Opposition leader in 1932.

  • Scullin Later

    Scullin during the 1940s

  • James Scullin bust

    Bust of James Scullin located in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens

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