Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

John Joseph Ambrose Curtin Biography and Timeline

Follow John Joseph Ambrose Curtin through 7 dated historical records for Australia.

John Joseph Ambrose Curtin, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

7Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1885–1943Years on this page

1885

Birth of John Joseph Ambrose Curtin

Politics / Labor Party

Birth of John Joseph Ambrose Curtin

1917

Editor

Editor of Westralian · Media / Media

Appointed Editor of The Westralian

Role range: 1917-1928

1935

Party Leader

Party Leader of LP · Politics / Labor Party

Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party

Role range: 1935-1945

1941

Prime Minister of Australia

Prime Minister of Australia · Government / Government of Australia

Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 1st term

Role range: 1941-1943

Alliance United States and Great Britain

Prime Minister of Australia · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Announces Australia has the USA as its major ally after British defeat at Singapore

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1943

Announces Australia has the USA as its major ally

Prime Minister of Australia · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Announces Australia has the USA as its major ally after British defeat at Singapore

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1943

1943

Prime Minister of Australia

Prime Minister of Australia · Government / Government of Australia

Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 2nd term

Role range: 1943-1945

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.