George Edwards (Australian politician)

George Edwards
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Member of the Australian Parliament for South Sydney
In office 29 March 1901 – 8 November 1906
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Chris Watson
Member of the Australian Parliament for North Sydney
In office 13 April 1910 – 4 February 1911
Preceded by	Dugald Thomson
Succeeded by	Granville Ryrie
Personal details
Born	(1855-01-30)30 January 1855 Hobart, Tasmania
Died
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Free Trade (1901–06) Liberal (1909–11)
Occupation	Journalist

George Bertrand Edwards (30 January 1855 – 4 February 1911) was an Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, where he was educated, he was a journalist in Tasmania before moving to Melbourne, where he became a businessman, later moving to Sydney. In 1901, he contested the first federal election as the Free Trade candidate for South Sydney, and won. He held the seat until his retirement in 1906. In 1910 he returned to the House of Representatives as the Liberal member for North Sydney, but he died shortly afterwards in 1911.

References

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by new seat	Member for South Sydney 1901–1906	Succeeded by Chris Watson
Preceded by Dugald Thomson	Member for North Sydney 1910–1911	Succeeded by Granville Ryrie