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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.