Sir Edmund Barton

Sir, Edmund Barton (1849-1920) Edmund Barton was born to his parents William and Mary Barton on the 18th of January 1849 in Glebe, Sydney, in New South Wales. Barton attended Sydney Grammar School and he won many scholarships. He studied law at Sydney University and he received first class honors. He got a masters degree by the age of 21. He practiced as a barrister in 1871. Edmund married a lady called Jean Mason Ross and had 2 daughters …

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