Sir Edmund Barton,(18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920) was Australian politician and judge. He served as the first Prime Minister of Australia and became a founding justice of the High Court of Australia.
Barton first became an MP in 1879, in the Parliament of New South Wales. He contributed solidly to the federation movement through the 1890s, eventually contesting the inaugural 1901 federal election as head of a caretaker Protectionist Party federal government. No party won a majority; however, the government was supported by the Australian Labor Party, against the opposition Free Trade Party.
Barton resigned as Prime Minister in 1903, to become a judge of the High Court of Australia, serving for 17 years until his death in 1920.
1st Prime Minister of Australia
In office 1 January 1901 – 24 September 1903
Monarch Victoria,Edward VII
Governor General Marquess of Linlithgow,Baron Tennyson
Preceded by Position Established
Succeeded by Alfred Deakin
Member of the Australian Parliament for Hunter
In office 30 March 1901 – 16 December 1903
Succeeded by Frank Liddell
Justice of the High Court
In office 5 October 1903 – 7 January 1920
Nominated by Alfred Deakin
Appointed by Baron Tennyson
Preceded by Position Established
Succeeded by Hayden Starke
Minister for External Affairs
In office 1 January 1901 – 24 September 1903
Succeeded by Alfred Deakin
Personal Details
Born 18 January 1849
Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales,
Barton first became an MP in 1879, in the Parliament of New South Wales. He contributed solidly to the federation movement through the 1890s, eventually contesting the inaugural 1901 federal election as head of a caretaker Protectionist Party federal government. No party won a majority; however, the government was supported by the Australian Labor Party, against the opposition Free Trade Party.
Barton resigned as Prime Minister in 1903, to become a judge of the High Court of Australia, serving for 17 years until his death in 1920.
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In office 1 January 1901 – 24 September 1903
Monarch Victoria,Edward VII
Governor General Marquess of Linlithgow,Baron Tennyson
Preceded by Position Established
Succeeded by Alfred Deakin
Member of the Australian Parliament for Hunter
In office 30 March 1901 – 16 December 1903
Succeeded by Frank Liddell
Justice of the High Court
In office 5 October 1903 – 7 January 1920
Nominated by Alfred Deakin
Appointed by Baron Tennyson
Preceded by Position Established
Succeeded by Hayden Starke
Minister for External Affairs
In office 1 January 1901 – 24 September 1903
Succeeded by Alfred Deakin
Personal Details
Born 18 January 1849
Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales,
British Empire
Died 7 January 1920 (aged 70)
Hydro Majestic Hotel,Medlow Bath,
Died 7 January 1920 (aged 70)
Hydro Majestic Hotel,Medlow Bath,
New South Wales, Australia
Resting place Waverley Cemetery,Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality British subject
Political party Protectionist
Spouse(s) Jane Mason Ross
Children 6
Alma mater University of Sydney
Religion Anglicanism
Resting place Waverley Cemetery,Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality British subject
Political party Protectionist
Spouse(s) Jane Mason Ross
Children 6
Alma mater University of Sydney
Religion Anglicanism
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