Edmund Lonsdale

Edmund Lonsdale
Member of the Australian Parliament
for New England
In office
16 December 1903  12 December 1906
Preceded by William Sawers
Succeeded by Francis Foster
Personal details
Born 31 October 1843
Morpeth, New South Wales
Died 4 October 1913(1913-10-04) (aged 69)
Nationality Australian
Political party Free Trade Party
Occupation Bricklayer, builder

Edmund Lonsdale (31 October 1843 – 4 October 1913) was an Australian politician. Born in Morpeth, New South Wales, he was schooled in Maitland before becoming a bricklayer, builder and contractor. He was also an alderman on Armidale Shire Council. In 1891 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for New England, serving until 1894; he was elected to Armidale in 1895, serving until 1898. In 1901 he was the unsuccessful Free Trade Party candidate for the federal seat of New England, after which he returned to the Legislative Assembly, again as the member for Armidale. In 1903 he was again the candidate for the federal New England seat, and was successful. He held the seat until his defeat in 1906, after which he returned to state politics, being re-elected to Armidale in 1907. He continued in that position until his death in 1913.[1][2]

References

  1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  2. "Mr Edmund Lonsdale (1843 - 1913)". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by
New (third) seat
Member for New England
1891 – 1894
Served alongside: Inglis, Copeland
Succeeded by
Abolished
Preceded by
Henry Copeland
Member for Armidale
1895 – 1898
Succeeded by
Charles Wilson
Preceded by
Charles Wilson
Member for Armidale
1901 – 1903
Succeeded by
Sydney Kearney
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
William Sawers
Member for New England
1903 – 1906
Succeeded by
Francis Foster
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by
Sydney Kearney
Member for Armidale
1907 – 1913
Succeeded by
George Braund
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