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Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon

Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon

Surname: BRADDON

Given Names: Edward Nicholas Coventry

Title and Honours: Sir, KCMG

Qualifications:

Date and Place of Birth: 11 June 1829 - St Kew, Cornwall, England

Date of Death: 2 Febuary 1904 - Leith, Tasmania

 

 

House of Assembly: (1) 31 July 1879 (2) 13 December 1893

Electorate: West Devon

Party: Free Trade

Positions Held: Opposition Leader 1886-87; 1894; 1899-1901. Minister 1887-88; Premier (14 April 1894 - December 1898); Premier & Treasurer (January 1899 - October 1899).

Date of Departure: (1) 29 October 1888 (2) 29 March 1901

Reason for Departure: (1) Resigned to become Agent-General in London. (2) Resigned to contest Federal seat. Successful.

Comments:

Agent-General in London 1 October 1888 to 30 September 1893. Oldest person ever elected to House of Representatives at the age of 71 years 9 months.

House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 174

House of Assembly Long Room Picture Number indicates each Member's position in the photographic record.

Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

Additional Reference Material:

A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968. Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.