About Edward Giblin
Lived 1849 – 1895 (aged 46). Edward Giblin was a politician.
Edward Owen Giblin MRCS (23 November 1849 – 27 December 1895) was an Australian medical doctor and politician.
Giblin was born in Claremont in Tasmania in 1849. He was a nephew of Tasmanian premier William Giblin and a member of the Giblin family. He graduated MBBS from the University of Glasgow in 1876 and proceeded to MD in 1878. After returning to Tasmania he was an honorary medical officer at Hobart General Hospital, a member of the court of medical examiners, and medical officer of health for the Hobart Corporation. He also served on the council of the University of Tasmania and was surgeon-major in the Tasmanian Rifle Regiment.
In 1891 Giblin was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the seat of South Hobart. He served until his defeat in 1893. He died in Launceston of sunstroke on 27 December 1895, aged 46.
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Australian politician
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Edward Giblin was born on 23 November 1849 in Claremont.
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Edward Giblin died on 27 December 1895 in Launceston.
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Edward Giblin was a politician.
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