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Edmund Barton

1849 - 1920

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Sir Edmund "Toby" Barton (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920) was an Australian politician, barrister and jurist who served as the first prime minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903. He held office as the leader of the Protectionist Party, before resigning in 1903 to become a founding justice of the High Court of Australia, on which he served until his death in 1920. Barton is regarded as a founding father of Australia, a principal leader in the federation of the Australian colonies and a drafter of the Commonwealth Constitution. Barton was an early supporter of the federation of the Australian colonies, the goal of which he summarised as "a nation for a continent, and a continent for a nation". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edmund Barton is the 11,195th most popular politician (down from 10,976th in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Australia (down from 99th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Australian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edmund Barton ranks 11,195 out of 19,576. Before him are Iddin-Dagan, Francesc Pi i Margall, Pavel Kiselyov, Otto Strandman, Zera Yacob Amha Selassie, and Henuttaneb. After him are Mawdud of Ghazni, Ants Piip, Hans-Jochen Vogel, Michel Micombero, Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium, and Giovanni Lanza.

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Among people born in 1849, Edmund Barton ranks 61. Before him are Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Richard Lydekker, Fritz Mauthner, Agenor Maria Gołuchowski, Jean Richepin, and Emile Claus. After him are Mohammad Yaqub Khan, Olena Pchilka, Albert Heim, Hugo von Seeliger, Ida Straus, and William Ernest Henley. Among people deceased in 1920, Edmund Barton ranks 61. Before him are Richard Dehmel, Arthur Johnson, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Augusto Righi, John Wesley Hyatt, and Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta. After him are Remus von Woyrsch, Maciej Sulkiewicz, Grigory Potanin, Kliment Timiryazev, Luís of Orléans-Braganza, and Delfim Moreira.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Edmund Barton ranks 114 out of 1,143. Before him are Vernon Wells (1945), Judy Tegart-Dalton (1937), Anthony Albanese (1963), Miranda Otto (1967), Edward Clancy (1923), and Leo McKern (1920). After him are Claire Holt (1988), Bob Hewitt (1940), Neil Robertson (1982), Kevin Rudd (1957), Terence Tao (1975), and Mark Evans (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, Edmund Barton ranks 8. Before him are Scott Morrison (1968), Michael Jeffery (1937), Harold Holt (1908), Bob Brown (1944), John Howard (1939), and Anthony Albanese (1963). After him are Kevin Rudd (1957), John Curtin (1885), Alfred Deakin (1856), Robert Menzies (1894), Bob Hawke (1929), and David Hurley (1953).

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