The Right Honourable Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon

Premier of Tasmania
Born
11 June 1829, St Kew (Cornwall), England
Died
2 February 1904, Leith, Tasmania
Sex
Male
Father
Henry Braddon (solicitor)
Mother
Fanny White
Married (1) Amy Georgina Palmer; (2) Alice Harriet Smith; father of The Hon Sir Henry Yule Braddon [qv]

Parliamentary service

Federal Executive Councillor
Member of the House of Representatives
Delegate to the Federal Convention
Member of the Federal Council of Australasia
Member of the House of Assembly of Tasmania
Member of the Executive Council of Tasmania

Career

  • Business mgr.
  • Civil servant in Govt of India 1857-76.
  • Agent-Gen for Tas in Lond 1888-93.
  • Premier of Tas 1894-99.
  • Colonial Treasurer of Tas 1899.
  • KCMG 1891, PC 1897.

Sources

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