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