Edmund Lonsdale

Edmund Lonsdale
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Member of the Australian Parliament for New England
In office 16 December 1903 – 12 December 1906
Preceded by	William Sawers
Succeeded by	Francis Foster
Personal details
Born	31 October 1843 Morpeth, New South Wales
Died
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Free Trade Party
Occupation	Bricklayer, builder

Edmund Lonsdale (31 October 1843 – 4 October 1913) was an Australian politician. Born in Morpeth, New South Wales, he was schooled in Maitland before becoming a bricklayer, builder and contractor. He was also an alderman on Armidale Shire Council. In 1891 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for New England, serving until 1894; he was elected to Armidale in 1895, serving until 1898. In 1901 he was the unsuccessful Free Trade Party candidate for the federal seat of New England, after which he returned to the Legislative Assembly, again as the member for Armidale. In 1903 he was again the candidate for the federal New England seat, and was successful. He held the seat until his defeat in 1906, after which he returned to state politics, being re-elected to Armidale in 1907. He continued in that position until his death in 1913.

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Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by New (third) seat	Member for New England 1891 – 1894 Served alongside: Inglis, Copeland	Succeeded by Abolished
Preceded by Henry Copeland	Member for Armidale 1895 – 1898	Succeeded by Charles Wilson
Preceded by Charles Wilson	Member for Armidale 1901 – 1903	Succeeded by Sydney Kearney
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by William Sawers	Member for New England 1903 – 1906	Succeeded by Francis Foster
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by Sydney Kearney	Member for Armidale 1907 – 1913	Succeeded by George Braund