George Edwards (Australian politician)

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George Bertrand Edwards (30 January 1855 – 4 February 1911) was an Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, where he was educated, he was a journalist in Tasmania before moving to Melbourne, where he became a businessman, later moving to Sydney. In 1901, he contested the first federal election as the Free Trade candidate for South Sydney, and won. He held the seat until his retirement in 1906. In 1910 he returned to the House of Representatives as the Liberal member for North Sydney, but he died shortly afterwards in 1911.^[1]

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by new seat	Member for South Sydney 1901 – 1906	Succeeded by Chris Watson
Preceded by Dugald Thomson	Member for North Sydney 1910 – 1911	Succeeded by Granville Ryrie

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NAME	Edwards, George Bertrand
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	30 January 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hobart, Tasmania
DATE OF DEATH	4 February 1911
PLACE OF DEATH