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Edmund Barton became the Prime Minister of a nation at war. Volunteer forces from the colonies had been fighting in South Africa since Britain had declared war in October 1899. At the end of his first year in office, Britain sought additional troops from the new Commonwealth and Barton secured the parliament’s agreement.
Edmund Barton was born on January 18, 1849, in Sydney, Australia, the youngest of a family of ten. Nicknamed ‘Toby’, he was educated at the University of Sydney, where he excelled in Greek and Latin, winning a prize for classics, graduating with a BA with First Class Honors in Classics in 1868 and an MA in 1870.
At the University, Edmund Barton specialised in classical literature, and was one of the earliest of the students who came under the direction of Professor Charles Badham — a truly great man, characterised by Cardinal Newman as “the first Greek scholar of the day,” and by George Grote, the historian of Greece, as “the greatest of living ...
11 de jun. de 2018 · Edmund Barton was born on Jan. 18, 1849, in Sydney and was educated there, graduating from the University of Sydney. He practiced law from 1871 and at the age of 30 was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. For 4 years from 1883 he was Speaker of the House. In 1889 and again from 1891 to 1893 he was attorney general.
Sir Edmund Barton was born in 1849, the youngest son of an English immigrant accountant and a schoolmistress. Barton was educated at Fort Street Model School and Sydney Grammar, where he was school captain in 1864 and 1864. He studied law and classics at the University of Sydney, graduating with an MA in 1870. He learned to debate and began work for a solicitor before he graduated, and in 1871 ...
Edmund Barton was a leading advocate of the colonies federating to become one nation. Barton was inspired by Henry Parkes’ speech at Tenterfield on 24 October 1889 and by Tasmanian lawyer and politician Andrew Inglis Clark. Barton’s powerful speech to the Legislative Council on 8 October 1890 influenced New South Wales to participate in the ...
Lord Hopetoun became the 1st governor-general and Edmund Barton the 1st prime minister. Both were sworn in at the ceremony inaugurating the Commonwealth of Australia. 29 Mar 1901: 1st federal election. Voters elected 75 members to the House of Representatives. Voters in the 6 states elected 36 representatives to the 1st Senate.
