Edward Loxton, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Edward Loxton

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1864

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1935

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Edward Loxton

  • Edward James Loxton KC (11 October 1864 – 17 February 1935) was an Australian politician. He was born at Neutral Bay to Thomas Loxton and Lucinda Jane, née Forster.
  • After attending Sydney Grammar School and the University of Sydney (BA 1886, MA 1888), he was articled to the solicitors' firm Allen & Allen, qualifying but not seeking admission as a solicitor.
  • In 1891 he married Jane Rosa Marshall, with whom he had five children.
  • He was called to the Bar in 1892 and practised in the Equity Court.
  • In the late 1910s he became active in political campaigns, strongly supporting conscription and 6 o'clock closing times.
  • He was elected in 1920 to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as an independent Nationalist member for Ryde; he joined the Nationalist Party in 1922.
  • Loxton served until 1925; he died in Sydney in 1935.

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