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Sir Edmund " Toby " Barton GCMG KC (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920) was an Australian statesman, barrister and jurist who served as the first prime minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903.
Edmund Barton, GCMG, QC (Glebe, Nueva Gales del Sur, 18 de enero de 1849-Medlow Bath, Nueva Gales del Sur, 7 de enero de 1920) fue un político y juez australiano. Fue primer ministro de su país y miembro fundador de su Corte Suprema.
Sir Edmund Barton was a statesman who guided the Australian federation movement to a successful conclusion and became the first prime minister of the resulting commonwealth in 1901. Barton in 1879 entered the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, where he served as speaker (1883–87); he was.
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Edmund Barton became Australia’s first Prime Minister on New Year’s Day 1901, at a huge public ceremony in Centennial Park in Sydney. Barton was certainly qualified for his new job. He had been a member of the Parliament of New South Wales for 20 years, and had served terms as Speaker of its Legislative Assembly, Attorney-General and Leader ...
One of the key architects of Australia's Constitution, Barton became the new nation's first Prime Minister at a grand ceremony in Centennial Park, Sydney, on 1 January 1901. He retained this role after the first federal election in March 1901, where he was elected the member for Hunter.
Sir Edmund (Toby) Barton (1849-1920), federationist, first prime minister and judge, was born on 18 January 1849 at Glebe, Sydney, third son and youngest child of William Barton and his wife Mary Louisa, née Whydah; his eldest brother was George Burnett Barton.
Edmund Barton played a pivotal role in achieving Federation, and was considered the logical choice to be Australia's first prime minister. Barton used his considerable skills and standing to forge the first federal ministry, largely from rival colonial leaders.
