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John Scaddan

John Scaddan, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Western Australia (died 1934)

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Born
August 4, 1876
Died
November 21, 1934
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1876

About John Scaddan

John Scaddan, CMG, popularly known as "Happy Jack", was Premier of Western Australia from 7 October 1911 until 27 July 1916. Scaddan easily won his seat, which had been renamed Brown Hill-Ivanhoe after a redistribution. The Labor party won an overwhelming majority, and on 7 October 1911 Scaddan became Premier of Western Australia. He easily won the seat for the Labor Party, but was not invited to be a minister in Henry Daglish's 1904-05 government.

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John Scaddan timeline

  1. He easily won the seat for the Labor Party, but was not invited to be a minister in Henry Daglish's 1904-05 government.
  2. The Labor party won an overwhelming majority, and on 7 October 1911 Scaddan became Premier of Western Australia.

The world when John Scaddan was born

John Scaddan was born in 1876. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst National League baseball season
  • Top headlineBattle of Little Bighorn — Custer's Last Stand
  • Technology milestoneAlexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
  • Notable inventionTelephone
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population43.4M

1876 versus 2026

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Measure18762026
Population43.4M341 million

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