Barton, Edmund (1849–1920)
Australian politician. He was leader of the Federation Movement from 1896 and first prime minister of Australia 1901–03.
Educated at Sidney University, he worked as a barrister before entering the New South Wales assembly in 1879. As prime minister and foreign minister 1901–03 he secured passage of the ‘white Australia’ Immigration Restriction Act. He resigned in 1903 to become a High Court judge.
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