Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Arthur William Fadden Biography and Timeline

Follow Arthur William Fadden through 9 dated historical records for Australia.

Arthur William Fadden, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

9Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1895–1973Years on this page

1895

Birth of Arthur William Fadden

Ingham · Politics / Country Party

Birth of Arthur William Fadden

1940

Minister Without Portfolio

Minister Without Portfolio · Government / Government of Australia

Appointed Minister without portfolio

Role range: 1940-1940

Minister of Air & Civil Aviation

Minister of Air · Government / Government of Australia

Appointed Minister of Air & Civil Aviation

Role range: 1940-1941

1941

Party Leader

Party Leader of CP · Canberra · Politics / Country Party

Appointed Party Leader of the Country Party, in Parliament

Prime Minister of Australia

Prime Minister of Australia · Government / Government of Australia

Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister until Oct

Role range: 1941-1941

Siege of Tobruk

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

Demands the Australians in Tobruk be relieved which the Allies reluctantly agree to

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1941

Resignation of Arthur William Fadden

Prime Minister of Australia · Canberra · Government / Government of Australia

Resigns as PM of Australia

Role range: 1941-1941

Resignation of Arthur William Fadden

Prime Minister of Australia · Canberra · Government / Government of Australia

Forced to resign after his budget is rejected

Role range: 1941-1941

1973

Death of Arthur William Fadden

Toowong · Politics / Country Party

Death of Arthur William Fadden

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.