Edmund Lonsdale
Edmund Lonsdale | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for New England | |
In office 16 December 1903 – 12 December 1906 | |
Preceded by | William Sawers |
Succeeded by | Frank Foster |
Personal details | |
Born | 31 October 1843 Morpeth, New South Wales |
Died | 4 October 1913 | (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.[1]
At the 1891 election he stood as a Free Trade candidate for New England and was the third of three members elected.[2] Multi-member electorates were abolished for the 1894 election and Lonsdale was the Free Trade candidate for Armidale, however he was unsuccessful.[3] He stood again at the Armidale and was elected with 50.4% of the vote.[4] He only held the seat for one term, defeated by Charles Wilson at the 1898 election , with 43.7% of the vote.[5]
Lonsdale was unsuccessful at the 1901 federal election for the seat of New England,[6] but then returned to the Legislative Assembly, defeating Wilson at the 1901 state election, with 50.8% of the vote.[7] He resigned in 1903 to successfully contest New England at the 1903 federal election.[8] He only held the seat for one term, defeated at the 1906 federal election[9] Lonsdale again then returned to the Legislative Assembly at the 1907 state election, with 52.0% of the vote,[10] holding the seat at the 1910 state election, with 51.3% of the vote,[11]
Wilson died in office in 1913 aged 69.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Mr Edmund Lonsdale (1843-1913)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1891 New England". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Armidale". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Armidale". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Armidale". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "1901 legislative election: House of Representatives: New South Wales". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Armidale". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "1903 legislative election: House of Representatives: New South Wales". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "1906 legislative election: House of Representatives: New South Wales". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1907 Armidale". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1910 Armidale". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- Free Trade Party members of the Parliament of Australia
- Commonwealth Liberal Party politicians
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for New England
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- 1843 births
- 1913 deaths
- People from Maitland, New South Wales
- Australian builders
- 20th-century Australian politicians
- Australian politician stubs