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He was born at [[Banbury]] in [[Oxfordshire]] to William Francis Molesworth and Caroline Ann Coombes. The family migrated to [[New South Wales]] around 1850, and Molesworth eventually worked as a customs and shipping agent. He married Clara Smith in 1874, with whom he had eight children. In 1889 he was elected to the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] as the [[Free Trade Party|Free Trade]] member for [[Electoral district of Newtown|Newtown]]. He held the seat until it was split in 1894, after which time he represented [[Electoral district of Newtown-Erskine|Newtown-Erskine]]. He was defeated in 1901. Molesworth died at [[Lindfield, New South Wales|Lindfield]] in 1923.<ref name=nsw>{{cite web |
He was born at [[Banbury]] in [[Oxfordshire]] to William Francis Molesworth and Caroline Ann Coombes. The family migrated to [[New South Wales]] around 1850, and Molesworth eventually worked as a customs and shipping agent. He married Clara Smith in 1874, with whom he had eight children. In 1889 he was elected to the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] as the [[Free Trade Party|Free Trade]] member for [[Electoral district of Newtown|Newtown]]. He held the seat until it was split in 1894, after which time he represented [[Electoral district of Newtown-Erskine|Newtown-Erskine]]. He was defeated in 1901. Molesworth died at [[Lindfield, New South Wales|Lindfield]] in 1923.<ref name=nsw>{{cite web |
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Revision as of 11:39, 20 December 2016
Edmund William Molesworth (1847 – 2 June 1923) was an English-born Australian politician.
He was born at Banbury in Oxfordshire to William Francis Molesworth and Caroline Ann Coombes. The family migrated to New South Wales around 1850, and Molesworth eventually worked as a customs and shipping agent. He married Clara Smith in 1874, with whom he had eight children. In 1889 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Newtown. He held the seat until it was split in 1894, after which time he represented Newtown-Erskine. He was defeated in 1901. Molesworth died at Lindfield in 1923.[1]
References
- ^ "Mr Edmund William Molesworth (1847 - 1923)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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