Mr Edmund LONSDALE (1843 - 1913)**

Date of Birth: 31/10/1843 Place of Birth: West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 04/10/1913 Place of Death: Uralla, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 25 Jun 1891 25 Jun 1894 3yrs 1day Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 24 Jul 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yrs 11mths 15days Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 3 Jul 1901 31 Oct 1903 2yrs 3mths 29days Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 10 Sep 1907 4 Oct 1913 6yrs 25days Member for New England 25 Jun 1891 25 Jun 1894 3yr(s) 1day(s) 15th (1891 - 1894) Member for Armidale 24 Jul 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) 17th (1895 - 1898) Member for Armidale 3 Jul 1901 31 Oct 1903 2yr(s) 3mth(s) 29day(s) 19th (1901 - 1904) Member for Armidale 10 Sep 1907 14 Sep 1910 3yr(s) 5day(s) 21st (1907 - 1910) Member for Armidale 14 Oct 1910 4 Oct 1913 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 21day(s) 22nd (1910 - 1913) The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 15 Jul 1891 15 Jul 1891 1day 15th (1891 - 1894) Simpson’s Railway Bill Committee No.19 8 Sep 1891 24 Nov 1891 2mths 17days 15th (1891 - 1894) Hillgrove and Armidale Water-power Electric Bill Committee No.4 5 Oct 1892 1 Nov 1892 28days 15th (1891 - 1894) Claim of Mr. Alfred J.Hack Committee No.28 22 Sep 1896 16 Nov 1896 1mth 26days 17th (1895 - 1898) Claim of Richardson, Turner & Co Committee No.36 21 Oct 1896 12 Nov 1896 23days 17th (1895 - 1898) Tied Houses Committee No.8 4 Sep 1901 12 Sep 1901 9days 19th (1901 - 1904) Retirement of Mr James McKay from the Railway Department Committee No.9 15 Jun 1911 1 Aug 1911 1mth 18days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Retirement of James McKay from the Railway Department Committee No.11 4 Oct 1911 18 Oct 1911 15days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Australian Gaslight Company’s Bill Committee No.23 21 Mar 1912 28 Mar 1912 8days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Newcastle Iron and Steel Works Bill Committee No.11 10 Oct 1912 31 Oct 1912 22days 22nd (1910 - 1913)

Political Party Activity

Freetrade; endorsed by Federal and Liberal Council in 1901, by Freetrade and Liberals in 1901 and 1903.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Bricklayer and building contractor. Educated at Samuel Baker's School, Maitland. Apprenticed to a bricklayer. Journeyed to Armidale in the late 1860s or early 1870s. Became a successful builder and contractor, building Armidale, Uralla and Walcha Court Houses. Returned to work as a journeyman bricklayer. Moved to Sydney in 1903. Member of Single Tax League and of Australian Protestant Defence Association. Active in temperance movement. Methodist lay preacher.

Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held

Member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. Member of the House of Representatives for New England 1903 - 1906.

Local Government Activity

Alderman of Armidale Council from 1881 until 1882, 1890 until 1893.

Personal

Son of George Lonsdale, publican, and Mary Hardy. Married Mary Lambert c.1869 and had issue, 3 daughters and 4 sons. Methodist.

Additional Information

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