Sir Edmund barton's Timeline

By Kate H

  • 18 Jan 1849

    Edmund Barton was born on the 18 Jan 1849, he was born in Glebe

  • 1877:

    Edmund Barton married Jane Mason Ross on December 28, 1877.

  • 1884:

    In 1884 he was elected President of the University of Sydney Union.

  • 1900:

    He resigned from Parliament in February 1900 so that he could travel to London with Alfred Deakin and Charles Kingston to explain the federation bill to the British Government.

  • 1901:

    After tense negotiations, Barton was appointed Prime Minister and he and his ministry were sworn in on 1 January 1901.

  • 1901:

    The main task of Barton's ministry was to organise the conduct of the first federal elections, which were held in March 1901.

  • 1920:

    Barton died on 7 January 1920 from heart failure at the Hydro Majestic Hotel, Medlow Bath, New South Wales.