Sarah Scullin
The Right Honourable Sarah Scullin | |
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Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia | |
In office 22 October 1929 – 6 January 1932 | |
Preceded by | Viscountess Bruce |
Succeeded by | Dame Enid Lyons |
Personal details | |
Born |
1880 Ballarat, Victoria, British Empire |
Died |
31 May 1962 (aged 82-83) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Spouse(s) | James Scullin |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Sarah Scullin (née McNamara; 1880 - 31 May 1962) was the wife of James Scullin, Prime Minister of Australia.
She was born in Ballarat, Victoria.[1] While her husband was Prime Minister they lived not in The Lodge but in Hotel Canberra, because he saw it as a wasteful extravagance.[2]
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