Sir Edmund Barton Biography
“Creating a nation requires the will of its people”
– in this quote, the first Prime Minister of Australia, Sir Edmund Barton, refers to Australian Federation and quite possibly the making of the Australian Constitution, both of which he contributed to, greatly.
Sir Edmund Barton was born in 1849 on the 18th of January in Sydney, Australia, to William Barton, who was a stockbroker, and Mary Louise Barton.
Sir Edmund Barton attended Fort Street High school and Sydney Grammar School. He later graduated with honours from the University of Sydney. It was here that he met most of the friends that he would keep until later in life.
He was knighted in 1849, earning him the tile of ‘Sir’.
It is hard to say what exactly may have inspired Sir Edmund Barton to pursue a political career. It may have been the result of interactions during his education, and the friends he made and socialised with and everyone around him having an interest in current politics.
Sir Edmund Barton’s political career began when he stood for legislative assembly in 1876.
Edmund Barton had much opposition before he became Prime Minister and as he tried to get positions in governmental roles.
Sir Edmund Barton was a supporter of Federation and eventually pushed the six colonies of Australia to become one country. Though there was much opposition claiming, that federation would ruin the autonomy of the separate colonies. Even so, Sir Edmund Barton managed to show how Federation would benefit all Australians and still allow the separate colonies to have their say.
Without federation the states we have now would not have had free trade between each other, meaning high tariffs between states which could bring down the financial potential of Australian businesses and companies that exchange goods. It would also mean that rules and regulations could be vastly different among states, and travelling around the country could be a difficult, tiring and long process, just like jumping from country to country. Instead of having a strong, unified government, we would have small lesser governments with conflicting interests.
Though he resigned in 1903, to become a judge in the High Court of Australia, his decisions and choices as a politician still affect Australians today.
– in this quote, the first Prime Minister of Australia, Sir Edmund Barton, refers to Australian Federation and quite possibly the making of the Australian Constitution, both of which he contributed to, greatly.
Sir Edmund Barton was born in 1849 on the 18th of January in Sydney, Australia, to William Barton, who was a stockbroker, and Mary Louise Barton.
Sir Edmund Barton attended Fort Street High school and Sydney Grammar School. He later graduated with honours from the University of Sydney. It was here that he met most of the friends that he would keep until later in life.
He was knighted in 1849, earning him the tile of ‘Sir’.
It is hard to say what exactly may have inspired Sir Edmund Barton to pursue a political career. It may have been the result of interactions during his education, and the friends he made and socialised with and everyone around him having an interest in current politics.
Sir Edmund Barton’s political career began when he stood for legislative assembly in 1876.
Edmund Barton had much opposition before he became Prime Minister and as he tried to get positions in governmental roles.
Sir Edmund Barton was a supporter of Federation and eventually pushed the six colonies of Australia to become one country. Though there was much opposition claiming, that federation would ruin the autonomy of the separate colonies. Even so, Sir Edmund Barton managed to show how Federation would benefit all Australians and still allow the separate colonies to have their say.
Without federation the states we have now would not have had free trade between each other, meaning high tariffs between states which could bring down the financial potential of Australian businesses and companies that exchange goods. It would also mean that rules and regulations could be vastly different among states, and travelling around the country could be a difficult, tiring and long process, just like jumping from country to country. Instead of having a strong, unified government, we would have small lesser governments with conflicting interests.
Though he resigned in 1903, to become a judge in the High Court of Australia, his decisions and choices as a politician still affect Australians today.
Opinion on Parliamentary debate
The elected officials all appear calm confident when they are speaking. Only one person speaks at a time, and there is silence as everyone else listens, save for the odd cough or rustling of papers. Whenever someone speaks, they speak very slowly and clearly and occasionally look up from the sheet they are reading from. Their tone remains flat and almost bored for the majority of the time. |
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References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Barton Edmund Barton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barton-sir-edmund-toby-71 Edmund Barton - Australian Dictionary of Biography
http://www.aph.gov.au/News_and_Events/Watch_Parliament Watch Parliament - Parliament of Australia
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barton-sir-edmund-toby-71 Edmund Barton - Australian Dictionary of Biography
http://www.aph.gov.au/News_and_Events/Watch_Parliament Watch Parliament - Parliament of Australia