Edward Close Jr.
Edward Charles Close (21 January 1825 – 19 February 1887) was an Australian politician.[1]
He was born at Morpeth to Sophia Susannah Palmer and Edward Charles Close, who was a British soldier and member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.[2] On 2nd January 1837 he laid the foundation stones of St James's Church of England in Morpeth. He was a pastoralist and landowner and on 24 July 1847 married Louisa Slade Platt, with whom he had four children.[3]
In 1859 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Morpeth, but resigned in 1860, later stating that he did so because it had been a lengthy session of parliament, marked by a contest for power between Charles Cowper, William Forster and John Robertson in which nothing was done.[4] He successfully contested the Morpeth by-election in 1862 before retiring again in 1864.[5]
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| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| New seat | Member for Morpeth 1859–1860 |
Succeeded by Samuel Cohen |
| Preceded by | Member for Morpeth 1862–1864 |
Succeeded by James Campbell |
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