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. 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 16 November 2008.