Edmund Barton Death Cause and Date

Edmund Barton's Death

Born (Birthday) January 18, 1849

Death Date January 7, 1920

Age of Death 70 years

Cause of Death Heart Failure

Profession Politician

The politician Edmund Barton died at the age of 70. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

19th century political figure who served as the 1st Prime Minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903. He also represented Hunter in Australian Parliament and was the Minister for External Affairs.

He had four sons and two daughters with wife Mason Neagle.

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I was for two years a pupil at the Model School in Fort street which was then conducted upon the Irish national system, and if any special religious instruction was given in connection with that system, I do not recollect it.

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It is the duty of the State to educate, and the right of the people to demand education.

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I say further that our system of education should be unsectarian.

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Creating a nation requires the will of the people!

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If it is the duty of the State to educate, it is the duty of the State also to bear the burden of education, namely, the taxation out of which education is provided.

Edmund Barton Death Cause and Date