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Edmund Barton

Edmund Barton. By brianna swaine. Early life. Edmund Barton was born in Glebe Sydney in 1849 to William and Mary Louise. A clever boy with a love of literature, music and art, Barton was educated at Fort Street Model School and Sydney Grammar School.

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Edmund Barton

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  1. Edmund Barton By brianna swaine

  2. Early life • Edmund Barton was born in Glebe Sydney in 1849 to William and Mary Louise. A clever boy with a love of literature, music and art, Barton was educated at Fort Street Model School and Sydney Grammar School. • It was at Sydney Grammar that Barton first met Richard O’Connor. The lives of Barton and O’Connor would run parallel courses; each dedicated to the cause of Federation, both members of Australia’s first Federal Cabinet, and, ultimately, both would sit on the nation’s first High Court.

  3. Time line • 1849Edmund Barton born in Glebe, Sydney • 1857–1859Attended Fort Street Model School • 1859–1864Attended Sydney Grammar School • 1868Graduates with a Bachelor of Arts (Classics) University of Sydney • 1870Receives the degree of Masters of Art from the University of Sydney • 1871Goes to the Bar in Sydney • 1879Wins Sydney University Seat in Legislative Assembly of NSW • 1882Represents East Sydney in the Legislative Assembly • 1883Becomes Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

  4. Time line continues • 1887Resigns as Speaker and is nominated for the Upper House • 1891Delegate for NSW at the Federal Convention in Sydney. Becomes a member of the drafting committees on the Federation Bill. Resigns from the Upper House in June and contests and wins East Sydney in the Lower House. In October he takes over the leadership of the Federal Movement in NSW. Appointed Attorney General in October and retains right to private practice. • 1893In July the Central Federation League is formed in Sydney. In October Barton resigns from the position of Attorney General. • 1893Defeated for the seat of Randwick. • 1894-1896Works tirelessly for the Federation movement. • 1897In March is elected to the Australasian Federation Convention. In April the drafting committee produces a draft Constitution.

  5. Time line continues • 1900Barton leads delegates to London where the British Parliament passes the Bill. Barton is commissioned to form the first ministry on 31st of December 1900.Western Australia votes ‘yes’ in Federation referendum. • 1901The Federal Parliament is officially opened in Melbourne and Edmund Barton is appointed first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia. Commonwealth troops sent to the Boer war. Franchise Act extends the right to vote to women over the age of twenty-one but excludes the Indigenous peoples of Australia. King Edward VII succeeds the throne after the death of Queen Victoria. Pacific Island Laborers Act passed. Immigration Restriction Act passed. • 1902Created Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) • 1903Resigns office as Prime Minister and is appointed judge to the High Court of Australia. Judiciary Act passed. • 1904Conciliation and Arbitration Acts passed. • 1914Australia joins Britain in declaring war on Germany. • 1918The armistice is signed ending World War I. • 1920Dies suddenly of heart failure in the Blue Mountains.

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