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Chifley, Joseph Benedict (Ben) (1885–1951)

	Chifley, Joseph Benedict (Ben) (1885–1951)
Born	22 September, 1885 Bathurst , New South Wales , Australia
Died	13 June, 1951 (aged 65) Canberra , Australian Capital Territory , Australia
Cultural Heritage	Irish
Religious Influence	Catholic
Related Entries [View as tree]	O'Hara, John Philip (family friend) Craig, Lorna Hazel (employee) Green, Frank Clifton (work colleague) Ainsworth, William (colleague) Makin, Norman John (colleague) Lyons, Enid Muriel (colleague) Coombs, Herbert Cole (colleague) Daly, Frederick Michael (mentored) Cameron, Archie Galbraith (political adversary)
Education*	Patrician Brothers School (Bathurts, NSW) (student, 1899-1900) Workers' Educational Association (NSW) (student, 1902)
Occupation*	public servant (1902-1928) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1912-1928) New South Wales, Australia train driver (1914-1928) New South Wales, Australia anti-conscriptionist (1916-1917) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1928-1931) Federal, Australia local government councillor (1933-1947) New South Wales, Australia labour politician (1934-1951) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1940-1951) Federal, Australia prime minister (1945-1949) Federal, Australia opposition leader (1949-1951) Federal, Australia
Military Service*	World War II (Commonwealth treasurer)
Key Events*	Great Strike of 1917 (participant)
Groups*	Federal Parliament (17th: 1943-46, PM: Curtin, Forde, Chifley) (Prime Minister, 1945-1946) Federal Parliament (18th: 1946-49, PM: Chifley) (Prime Minister, 1946-1949)
Legacies*	Ben Chifley Building (Constitution Ave, Canberra) (eponym) Ben Chifley Dam (Bathurst) (eponym) Chifley (suburb, ACT) (eponym) Chifley (suburb, Sydney) (eponym) Chifley Library (Australian National University, ACT) (eponym) Chifley Research Centre (ALP) (eponym) Chifley Tower (Sydney) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	National Advocate (Bathurst) (company director) New South Wales Locomotive, Engine-Drivers, Firemen and Cleaners Association (member) Bathurst Railway Institute (NSW) (instructor, 1914) Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen (NSW) (commitee member, 1920-1931) Bathurst District Hospital (NSW) (committee member, 1931) Bathurst District Hospital (NSW) (chair, 1937-1944)
Political Activism*	ALP (NSW) (politician) anti-conscriptionist ALP (federal) (president, 1934)
Workplaces*	John Meagher & Co (employee, 1901-1902) Dept of Railways (NSW) (employee, 1902) Dept of Railways (NSW) (engine driver, 1914) Abercrombie Shire Council (NSW) (councillor, 1933-1947) Ministry of Munitions (public servant, 1940-1940)

* Dates are approximate