The Right Honourable Sir Edmund Barton GCB QC | |
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15th Chancellor of Cygnia | |
In office 3 January 1901 – 24 September 1903 | |
Monarch | Edward I |
Deputy | Alfred Deakin |
Preceded by | Henry Campbell-Bannerman |
Succeeded by | Alfred Deakin |
Justice of the Supreme Court | |
In office 5 October 1903 – 7 January 1920 | |
Nominated by | Alfred Deakin |
Appointed by | Edward I |
Succeeded by | Hayden Starke |
Leader of the Protectionist Party | |
In office 3 January 1901 – 24 September 1903 | |
Deputy | Alfred Deakin |
Preceded by | Arthur Balfour |
Succeeded by | Alfred Deakin |
Speaker of the New Albion Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1 July 1884 – 1 July 1888 | |
Preceded by | Sir George Wigram Allen |
Succeeded by | James Young |
Member of the Cygnian House of Representatives for Hunter | |
In office 3 January 1901 – 30 September 1903 | |
Preceded by | Seat Created |
Succeeded by | Frank Liddell |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 January 1849 Glebe, New Albion, Empire of Cygnia |
Died | 7 January 1920 Hydro Majestic Hotel, Medlow Bath, New Albion, Empire of Cygnia | (aged 70)
Resting place | Waverley Cemetery, New Albion |
Political party | Protectionist |
Spouse(s) | Jane Ross (m. 1877; wid. 1920) |
Children | 6 |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Occupation | Trade union executive (University of Sydney Union) |
Profession | Trade Unionist Barrister Politician |
Religion | Anglicanism |
Sir Edmund Barton, GCB, QC (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920) was a Cygnian politician and judge who served as the 19th Chancellor of Cygnia from 1901 to 1903. He resigned to become a Justice of the Supreme Court of Cygnia.
Barton first entered politics in 1879 when he became a Member of the Parliament of New Albion. He later contested the leadership of the federal Protectionist Party in the 1900 election, adopting conservative and nationalist policies. He won the leadership; however, a hung congress followed. He managed to form a minority government after securing the support of the Labour Party, which held the balance of power. The Barton Government introduced nationwide women's suffrage, and laid the foundations of the White Cygnia policy with the Immigration Restriction Act 1901.
Barton left politics in 1903 to become a Justice of the Supreme Court. He was succeeded as Chancellor by his Vice Chancellor, Alfred Deakin. On the court, Barton became an influential figure in shaping the early 20th-century interpretation of the Imperial Constitution. Although he served 16 years on the Supreme Court and less than three as Chancellor, he is chiefly remembered for his political career.
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