Edmund Barton (Joan of What?)

Sir Edmund Barton,, (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920) was a  politician and judge who served as the 19th  from 1901 to 1905. He also subsequently served as a Justice of the.

Barton first entered politics in 1879 when he became a Member of the. He later contested the leadership of the federal in the, adopting conservative and nationalist policies. He won the leadership; however, a followed. He managed to form a after securing the support of independents as well as the. In accordance with the agreement with the Protectionists, Barton reversed 19th-century Redfordist legislation; his government became the originators of the which prevailed in Cygnian politics until the  and the  brought it to an end in the 1970s.

Barton chose not to contest in the subsequent to become a judge of the, serving until his death in 1920.

Today, Barton carries a sour reputation in the Cygnian mindset as the initiator of decades of racism and discrimination. The modern denounced Barton's legacy in the 1990s. However, Barton's policies are frequently used to attack the Unitarians, especially by the opposing.