Sir Edmund Barton By kirsten.carter1 Jan 18, 1849 Birth of Edmund Barton Born in the city of Glebe. Period: Jan 18, 1849 to Jan 7, 1920 Scale = 2.5cm per 10 years Scale = 2.5cm per 10 years Dec 28, 1877 Married to Jane Masson Ross Jan 3, 1883 Barton Became a speaker in a turbulant parliment Mar 2, 1891 Barton proposed his plan for Federation at the National Australasian Convention 2nd of March until 9th of April Jan 1, 1901 Elected as 1st Prime minister in Australia Dec 24, 1903 Resigned position as Prime Minister Jan 7, 1920 Death of Edmund Barton Died of Heart failure in the Blue Mountains.