James Dunn (Australian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Dunn (Australian politician)

Australian politician (1887-1945)

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1887

Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Nov-1945

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

James Patrick Digger Dunn (20 August 1887 – 21 November 1945) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for New South Wales from 1929 to 1935.
He was elected as a member of the Labor Party, but after the 1931 party split joined the breakaway Lang Labor faction.
He was one of only two Lang Labor senators, but was designated as the party's Senate leader.
Dunn was a trade unionist and World War I soldier before entering politics.
He was a perennial candidate for state and federal office between 1919 and 1945, but won only a single election.