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Edgar Free

Edgar Free

Australian politician

Edgar Noah Free (20 June 1872 – 12 February 1938) was a dentist and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for South Brisbane, Preceded by ...

Early life

Free was born in Ballarat, Victoria, to parents George William Free and his wife Amelia (née Turner).[1] Receiving his schooling in Ballarat, he later attended Grey's Dental College in Melbourne[1] before moving to Brisbane where he went on to practice in Queen Street for many years.[2]

Political career

At the 1915 Queensland state election, Free, representing the Labor Party, won the seat of South Brisbane.[3] He held the seat until 1920, when he retired from parliament to live in Sydney, where his son was studying medicine at Sydney University.[2]

Personal life

Free married Elizabeth N. Bulcock and together had one son and one daughter.[1] He died in Brisbane in February 1938 and was buried at South Brisbane Cemetery.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. [2]
    "DEATHS OF FORMER STATE MEMBERS". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 14 February 1938. p. 14. Retrieved 31 May 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. [3]
    "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING". The Brisbane Courier. 24 May 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 31 May 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. [4]
    "Family Notices". Sunday Mail. Brisbane. 13 February 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 31 May 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. [5]
    Free Edgar Noha[permanent dead link] — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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