Edmund Lonsdale, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia
About Edmund Lonsdale
- Edmund Lonsdale (31 October 1843 – 4 October 1913) was an Australian politician.
- Born in Morpeth, New South Wales, he was schooled in Maitland before becoming a bricklayer, builder and contractor.
- He was also an alderman on Armidale Shire Council.
- In 1891 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for New England, serving until 1894; he was elected to Armidale in 1895, serving until 1898.
- In 1901 he was the unsuccessful Free Trade Party candidate for the federal seat of New England, after which he returned to the Legislative Assembly, again as the member for Armidale.
- In 1903 he was again the candidate for the federal New England seat, and was successful.
- He held the seat until his defeat in 1906, after which he returned to state politics, being re-elected to Armidale in 1907.
- He continued in that position until his death in 1913.
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