George Edwards (Australian politician)
- George Edwards (Australian politician)
George Bertrand Edwards (30 January 1855 – 4 February 1911) was an Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, where he was educated, he was a journalist in Tasmania before moving to Melbourne, where he became a businessman, later moving to Sydney. In 1901, he contested the first federal election as the Free Trade candidate for South Sydney, and won. He held the seat until his retirement in 1906. In 1910 he returned to the House of Representatives as the Liberal member for North Sydney, but he died shortly afterwards in 1911.[cite web|last=Carr|first=Adam|title=Australian Election Archive|work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia|year=2008|accessdate=2008-05-24] ]References
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NAME = Edwards, George Bertrand
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH = 30 January 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH = Hobart, Tasmania
DATE OF DEATH = 4 February 1911
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