Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: James Henry Scullin ( 18 September 1876 -- 28 January 1953 ) , Australian Labor politician and the ninth Prime Minister of Australia .
Simplified: James Henry Scullin ( 18 September 1876 â `` 28 January 1953 ) was the ninth Prime Minister of Australia from October 1929 until January 1932 .