Mr Alfred EDDEN (1850 - 1930)**

Date of Birth: 24/11/1850 Place of Birth: Tamworth, Staffordshire, England Date of Death: 27/07/1930 Place of Death: Redfern, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 24 Jun 1891 18 Feb 1920 28yr(s) 7mth(s) 26day(s) Member for Northumberland 24 Jun 1891 25 Jun 1894 3yr(s) 2day(s) 15th (1891 - 1894) Member for Kahibah 17 Jul 1894 5 Jul 1895 11mth(s) 19day(s) 16th (1894 - 1895) Member for Kahibah 20 Jul 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 19day(s) 17th (1895 - 1898) Member for Kahibah 27 Jul 1898 11 Jun 1901 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s) 18th (1898 - 1901) Member for Kahibah 3 Jul 1901 16 Jul 1904 3yr(s) 14day(s) 19th (1901 - 1904) Member for Kahibah 6 Aug 1904 19 Aug 1907 3yr(s) 14day(s) 20th (1904 - 1907) Member for Kahibah 30 Aug 1907 14 Sep 1910 3yr(s) 16day(s) 21st (1907 - 1910) Member for Kahibah 14 Oct 1910 6 Nov 1913 3yr(s) 24day(s) 22nd (1910 - 1913) Member for Kahibah 6 Dec 1913 21 Feb 1917 3yr(s) 2mth(s) 16day(s) 23rd (1913 - 1917) Member for Kahibah 31 Mar 1917 18 Feb 1920 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 19day(s) 24th (1917 - 1920) Secretary for Mines 21 Oct 1910 29 Jun 1913 2yr(s) 8mth(s) 9day(s) Secretary for Mines 30 Jun 1913 29 Jan 1914 7mth(s) Goulburn Water Supply Charges Bill Committee No.25 1 Dec 1891 15 Dec 1891 15days 15th (1891 - 1894) Australasian Mining Exchange of Sydney Bill Committee No.35 15 Feb 1892 23 Feb 1892 9days 15th (1891 - 1894) Scottish Australian Mining Company (Limited) Railway Bill Committee No.8 11 Oct 1892 23 Nov 1892 1mth 13days 15th (1891 - 1894) Raymond Terrace Mechanics School of Arts Sale Bill Committee No.14 16 Nov 1892 29 Nov 1892 14days 15th (1891 - 1894) Operation of the Shipping Laws Committee No.6 23 Jan 1894 5 Jun 1894 4mths 14days 16th (1894 - 1895) Working of Collieries Committee No.11 13 Mar 1894 19 Apr 1894 1mth 7days 16th (1894 - 1895) Homestead Protection Bill Committee No.12 3 Apr 1894 18 Apr 1894 16days 16th (1894 - 1895) Amendment of the Mining Laws. Committee No. 12 27 Nov 1894 5 Jul 1895 7mths 9days 16th (1894 - 1895) Shoaling at the mouth of North Creek, near Ballina. Committee No. 11 27 Nov 1894 5 Jul 1895 7mths 9days 16th (1894 - 1895) Land fronting Throsby and Cottage Creeks, sold by A.A Dangar, Esquire Committee No.18 28 Jul 1896 16 Nov 1896 3mths 20days 17th (1895 - 1898) Orange Showground Bill Committee No.23 13 Aug 1896 19 Aug 1896 7days 17th (1895 - 1898) Borough of Cudgegong Cattle Saleyards Bill Committee No.25 17 Sep 1896 24 Sep 1896 8days 17th (1895 - 1898) Collision between the “Sol” and “Alathea” steamers Committee No.26 22 Sep 1896 11 Nov 1896 1mth 21days 17th (1895 - 1898) Borough of Lithgow Validating Bill Committee No.31 7 Oct 1896 21 Oct 1896 15days 17th (1895 - 1898) Nyngan Town Hall (Mortgage) Bill Committee No. 22 17 Nov 1897 10 Dec 1897 24days 17th (1895 - 1898) Nyngan Town Hall (Mortgage) Bill Committee No. 22 17 Nov 1897 10 Dec 1897 24days 17th (1895 - 1898) Claim of Samuel and Mary Lemon Committee No. 10 30 Aug 1898 23 Dec 1898 3mths 24days 18th (1898 - 1901) Land Fronting Throsby and Cottage Creek sold by A.A. Dangar, Esq. Committee No. 9 30 Aug 1898 23 Dec 1898 3mths 24days 18th (1898 - 1901) Accidents in Mines Committee No. 13 11 Oct 1898 23 Dec 1898 2mths 13days 18th (1898 - 1901) Claims of Mr. W. Birthrey, Road Contracts, Gloucester Committee No. 19 22 Nov 1898 23 Dec 1898 1mth 2days 18th (1898 - 1901) Lismore Municipal Boundaries Bill Committee No.12 19 Oct 1899 24 Oct 1899 6days 18th (1898 - 1901) Accident to Albert Burbank on Railway Premises, Tamworth Committee No. 11 3 Jul 1900 25 Oct 1900 3mths 23days 18th (1898 - 1901) Tied Houses Committee No.8 22 Aug 1901 18 Sep 1901 28days 19th (1901 - 1904) Land fronting Throsby and Cottage Creeks, sold by A.A Dangar, Esquire Committee No.12 2 Oct 1901 20 Dec 1901 2mths 19days 19th (1901 - 1904) Conditional Purchase by Mrs Anne Rouse, in the Parish of Kahibah Committee No.13 19 Aug 1902 9 Oct 1902 1mth 21days 19th (1901 - 1904) Chairman Commonwealth Portland Cement Company Railway Bill Committee No.14 26 Aug 1902 24 Sep 1902 30days 19th (1901 - 1904) Land fronting Throsby and Cottage Creeks, sold by A.A Dangar, Esquire Committee No.15 2 Sep 1902 20 Dec 1902 3mths 19days 19th (1901 - 1904) North Sydney Brick and Tile Company’s Tramway Bill Committee No.19 6 Nov 1902 14 Nov 1902 9days 19th (1901 - 1904) Miners’ Accident Relief (Bulli Fund Bill) Committee No.20 28 Nov 1902 20 Dec 1902 23days 19th (1901 - 1904) Use of Preservative and Colouring Matters in Food Committee No.11 20 Aug 1903 25 Nov 1903 3mths 6days 19th (1901 - 1904) Prevalence of the Gambling Evil Committee No.10 20 Aug 1903 1 Dec 1903 3mths 12days 19th (1901 - 1904) Refreshment Committee No.5 21 Sep 1904 24 Dec 1904 3mths 4days 19th (1901 - 1904) Lismore Markets and cattle Sale-yards Bill Committee No.9 8 Nov 1904 10 Nov 1904 3days 19th (1901 - 1904) Scone Cattle Sale-yards Bill Committee No.11 16 Nov 1904 1 Dec 1904 16days 19th (1901 - 1904) Refreshment Committee No.5 28 Jun 1905 9 Dec 1905 5mths 12days 20th (1904 - 1907) Case of Thomas Foster, tried for Bigamy Committee No.10 18 Jul 1905 3 Aug 1905 17days 20th (1904 - 1907) The New Redhead Estate and Coal Company Limited Transfer Bill Committee No.14 24 Aug 1905 29 Aug 1905 6days 20th (1904 - 1907) Allegation by the Rev. W.Woolls Rutledge respecting an appointment to the Public Service Committee No.15 29 Aug 1905 25 Oct 1905 1mth 27days 20th (1904 - 1907) Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Association Bill Committee No.20 2 Nov 1905 8 Nov 1905 7days 20th (1904 - 1907) Refreshment Committee No.4 10 Jul 1906 18 Dec 1906 5mths 9days 20th (1904 - 1907) Refreshment Committee No.5 9 Jul 1907 12 Jul 1907 4days 20th (1904 - 1907) Refreshment Committee No.5 24 Oct 1907 20 Dec 1907 1mth 27days 21st (1907 - 1910) Refreshment Committee No.4 13 Mar 1908 11 Apr 1908 30days 21st (1907 - 1910) Refreshment Committee No.5 5 Aug 1908 19 Dec 1908 4mths 15days 21st (1907 - 1910) The Coupon System Committee No.9 29 Sep 1908 17 Dec 1908 2mths 19days 21st (1907 - 1910) Refreshment Committee No.5 14 Jul 1909 17 Dec 1909 5mths 4days 21st (1907 - 1910) Refreshment Committee No.5 28 Jun 1910 20 Aug 1910 1mth 24days 21st (1907 - 1910) Claims of Samuel Alfred Hutchinson Committee No.14 5 Jul 1911 1 Aug 1911 28days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Claims of Samuel Alfred Hutchinson Committee No.12 10 Oct 1911 18 Oct 1911 9days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Claims of Samuel Alfred Hutchinson Committee No.10 8 Oct 1912 6 Nov 1912 30days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Application of Mr Charles Lancelot Garland for Special Gold Leases Committee No.12 15 Oct 1912 4 Dec 1912 1mth 20days 22nd (1910 - 1913)

Political Party Activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP). Foundation member 1891; refused pledge; rejoined party 1895; deputy leader 1902; expelled over conscription 1916; then joined the Nationalists.

Community Activity

Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1896

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Miner. Born shortly after his father's death in a mining accident. Little schooling. Worked in coal mines, Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire, from age 10. Arrived in New South Wales with his family on 9 July 1879 on the 'Nineveh', sailing from Plymouth. Settled in the Newcastle district, living at Adamstown by 1884. Employed by the Waratah, Lambton, and West Wallsend mines from 1879 until 1891. Chairman of the Waratah miners' lodge; delegate to North District Management Board, Miners' Union. Arrested and charged with unlawful assembly during 1888 strike. Appointed chairman of the Miners' Accident Relief Board 1910; Member of the Single Tax League; Freemason; Oddfellow

Local Government Activity

Alderman of Adamstown; Mayor 1889, 1891.

Personal

Son of John Edden, miner, and his wife Mary Thirlby. Married (1) Maria Brown on 20 February 1871 at Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England, (died 1 June 1887), daughter of Samuel Brown, framework knitter, and had issue, 2 sons and 2 daughters. Married (2) Mary Ann George on 28 September 1887 at Adamstown New South Wales, (died 18 March 1929), a widow, nee Langley, and had issue, 2 sons and 1 daughter. Methodist; Methodist lay preacher; founder in 1887 of the Lay Methodist Church (which rejected paid clergy). Buried with Masonic rites in the Church of England section of Sandgate Cemetery, Newcastle.

Additional Information

Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8

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