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Edmund Barton

Sir Edmund Barton

Australian politician, first Prime Minister of Australia and founding justice of the High Court of Australia (1849-1920).

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Sex or Gender

Male

Position Held

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Prime Minister of Australia
(1/1/1901 - 9/24/1903)
Replaced By
:
Alfred Deakin
Series Ordinal
:1
Start Time
: 1/1/1901
End Time
: 9/24/1903
Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)
(1/1/1901 - 9/24/1903)
Replaced By
:
Alfred Deakin
Start Time
: 1/1/1901
End Time
: 9/24/1903
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
(3/8/1887 - 6/12/1891)
Start Time
: 3/8/1887
End Time
: 6/12/1891
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
(11/23/1898 - 3/1/1900)
Replaced By
:
Francis Clarke
Electoral District
:
Hastings and Macleay
Replaces
:
Francis Clarke
Start Time
: 11/23/1898
End Time
: 3/1/1900
Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
(1/3/1883 - 1/31/1887)
Replaced By
:
James Henry Young
Replaces
:
George Wigram Allen
Start Time
: 1/3/1883
End Time
: 1/31/1887
Member of the Australian House of Representatives
(3/30/1901 - 9/30/1903)
Replaced By
:
Frank Liddell
Electoral District
:
Hunter
Elected In
:
1901 Australian Federal Election
Start Time
: 3/30/1901
End Time
: 9/30/1903
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
(1901 - )
Start Time
: 1901
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
(5/12/1897 - 7/18/1898)
Start Time
: 5/12/1897
End Time
: 7/18/1898
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
(8/26/1879 - 11/9/1880)
Electoral District
:
University of Sydney
Replaces
:
Victor Windeyer
Start Time
: 8/26/1879
End Time
: 11/9/1880
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
(11/22/1880 - 11/23/1882)
Replaced By
:
David Ferguson
Electoral District
:
Wellington
Replaces
:
John Shepherd
Start Time
: 11/22/1880
End Time
: 11/23/1882
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
(11/30/1882 - 6/25/1894)
Electoral District
:
East Sydney
Start Time
: 11/30/1882
End Time
: 6/25/1894
Attorney General of New South Wales
(1/17/1889 - 3/7/1889)
Part Of
:
Second Dibbs Ministry (1889)
Start Time
: 1/17/1889
End Time
: 3/7/1889
Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
(1/17/1889 - 3/7/1889)
Part Of
:
Second Dibbs Ministry (1889)
Start Time
: 1/17/1889
End Time
: 3/7/1889
Attorney General of New South Wales
(10/23/1891 - 12/14/1893)
Part Of
:
Third Dibbs Ministry (1891–1894)
Start Time
: 10/23/1891
End Time
: 12/14/1893
Justice of the High Court of Australia
(10/5/1903 - 1/7/1920)
Replaced By
:
Hayden Starke
Start Time
: 10/5/1903
End Time
: 1/7/1920

Country of Citizenship

Australia

Occupation

Politician
Diplomat
Judge
Lawyer

Member of Political Party

Protectionist Party

Educated At

University of Sydney

Date of Birth

1/18/1849

Date of Death

1/7/1920

Place of Death

Medlow Bath

Instance Of

Human

Award Received

Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
(6/26/1902)
Point in Time
: 6/26/1902

Given Name

Edmund

Described by Source

Nordisk Familjebok
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q20731295
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q20731299
The Dictionary of Australasian Biography, 1892
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Barton, Hon. Edmund
Dictionary of National Biography, Third Supplement
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Barton, Edmund

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English
German

Spouse

Jane Barton
(12/28/1877 - )
Start Time
: 12/28/1877

Commons Gallery

Edmund Barton

Sibling

George Burnett Barton

Family Name

Barton

Place of Burial

South Head General Cemetery

Cause of Death

Heart Failure

Religion or Worldview

Anglicanism

Work Location

Canberra

Name in Native Language

Edmund Barton

Writing Language

English

Father

William Giles Barton

Child

Edmund Alfred Barton
Wilfred Barton
Jean Alice Barton
Arnold Hubert Barton
Oswald Barton
Leila Stephanie Barton

Mother

Mary Louisa Whydah

Place of Birth

Glebe

Image

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Manner of Death

Natural Causes
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