which prime ministers were over the age of 50 when beginning their first term?
edmund barton, george reid, joseph cook, billy hughes, james scullin, joseph lyons, earle page, john curtin, frank forde, ben chifley, harold holt, john mcewen, john gorton, william mcmahon, gough whitlam, bob hawke, john howard, kevin rudd, tony abbott
of these, who were born before 1900?
edmund barton, george reid, joseph cook, billy hughes, james scullin, joseph lyons, earle page, john curtin, frank forde, ben chifley
from these, who spent less than 500 days in office?
george reid, joseph cook, earle page, frank forde
which of these had the longest lifespan?
frank forde