A Timeline for Edmund barton

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1849 Edmund Barton born in Glebe, Sydney 1857-1859Attended Fort Street Model School 1859-1864 Attended Sydney Grammar School 1868 Graduates with a Bachelor of Arts (Classics) University of Sydney 1870 Receives the degree of Masters of Art from the University of Sydney 1871 Goes to the Bar in Sydney 1879 Wins Sydney University Seat in Legislative Assembly of NSW 1882 Represents East Sydney in the Legislative Assembly 1883 Becomes Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 1887 Resigns as Speaker and is nominated for the Upper House 1891 Delegate for NSW at the Federal Convention in Sydney. Becomes a member of the drafting committees on the Federation Bill. Resigns from the Upper House in June and contests and wins East Sydney in the Lower House. In October he takes over the leadership of the Federal Movement in NSW. Appointed Attorney General in October and retains right to private practice. 1893 In July the Central Federation League is formed in Sydney. In October Barton resigns from the position of Attorney General. 1893 Defeated for the seat of Randwick. 1894-1896 Works tirelessly for the Federation movement. 1897 In March is elected to the Australasian Federation Convention. In April the drafting committee produces a draft Constitution. 1898 Draft Constitution Bill to be put before the British Parliament is rejected by referendum in June. In September Barton wins the by-elections for the seats of Hastings and Macleay and is elected Leader of the Opposition. 1899Enabling Act for a second referendum on the draft Constitution is passed. On 29 June the draft Constitution Bill succeeds in the referendum. 1900 Barton leads delegates to London where the British Parliament passes the Bill. Barton is commissioned to form the first ministry on 31st of December 1900. Western Australia votes 'yes' in Federation referendum. 1901 The Federal Parliament is officially opened in Melbourne and Edmund Barton is appointed first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia. Commonwealth troops sent to the Boer war. Franchise Act extends the right to vote to women over the age of twenty-one but excludes the Indigenous peoples of Australia. King Edward VII succeeds the throne after the death of Queen Victoria. Pacific Island Labourers Act passed. Immigration Restriction Act passed. 1902 Created Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) 1903 Resigns office as Prime Minister and is appointed judge to the High Court of Australia. Judiciary Act passed. 1904Conciliation and Arbitration Acts passed. 1914 Australia joins Britain in declaring war on Germany. 1918 The armistice is signed ending World War I. 1920 Dies suddenly of heart failure in the Blue Mountains.