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Joseph Lyons


 

Joseph Aloysius Lyons (September 15, 1879 - April 7, 1939), Australian politician and tenth Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Stanley, Tasmania, the son of Irish immigrants. He left school at nine to work as a messenger and printer's devil. But with the assistance of two aunts, he was able to resume his education and become a teacher. He also became an active trade unionist and was an early member of the Labor Party in Tasmania.

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