About Frank Edwards
Lived 1887 – 1983 (aged 95). Frank Edwards was an Australian politician.
Frank Bathurst Edwards (6 September 1887 – 5 March 1983) was an Australian politician.
Life and career Born in Bathurst, New South Wales, he was educated at Hutchins School and read law at the University of Tasmania. From 1909 to 1912 he was a Rhodes Scholar at Merton College, Oxford.
Edwards was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Independent member for Russell in 1921. He served until he was defeated in 1933; the following year he contested the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Nationalist candidate for Darwin and was elected. He remained in parliament until his resignation in 1940.
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Who was Frank Edwards?
Australian politician
When was Frank Edwards born?
Frank Edwards was born on 6 September 1887 in Bathurst.
When did Frank Edwards die?
Frank Edwards died on 5 March 1983.
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Frank Edwards was a politician.
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Frank Edwards was Australian.
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