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Sir Edmund Barton, GCMG, QC (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920), Australia politician and judge, was the first Prime Minister of Australia and a founding justice of the High Court of Australia. Barton's greatest contribution to Australian history was his management of the federation movement through the 1890s. Elected at the inaugural 1901 federal election, Barton resigned from the position of Prime Minister of Australia in 1903 and became a judge of Australia's High Court. He was born in the... full article at wikipedia

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  • Jan 18, 1849
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  • 1877
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  • 1865
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  • Jan 7, 1920
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  • Jan 1, 1901
  • Sep 24, 1903
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