Edward Braddon

Sir Edward Braddon
18th Premier of Tasmania
In office
14 April 1894 – 12 October 1899
Preceded byHenry Dobson
Succeeded byElliott Lewis
Personal details
Born(1829-06-11)11 June 1829
St. Kew, Cornwall, UK
Died2 February 1904(1904-02-02) (aged 74)
Leith, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyFree Trade Party
ChildrenSix

Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon KCMG (11 June 1829 – 2 February 1904) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of Tasmania from 1894 to 1899, and was a Member of the First Australian Parliament in the House of Representatives. Braddon was a Tasmanian delegate to the Constitutional Conventions.

Both the suburb of Braddon in the Australian Capital Territory and the Division of Braddon in Tasmania are named after him.


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