Edgar Free

Edgar Free
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for South Brisbane
In office
22 May 1915 – 9 October 1920
Preceded byThomas Bouchard
Succeeded byMyles Ferricks
Personal details
BornEdgar Noah Free
(1872-06-20)20 June 1872
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died12 February 1938(1938-02-12) (aged 65)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeSouth Brisbane Cemetery
PartyLabor
SpouseElizabeth N. Bulcock
RelationsFrank Bulcock (nephew)
OccupationDentist

Edgar Noah Free (20 June 1872 – 12 February 1938) was a dentist and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life

Free was born in Ballarat, Victoria, to parents George William Free and his wife Amelia (née Turner).[1] Receiving his schooling in Ballarat, he later attended Grey's Dental College in Melbourne[1] before moving to Brisbane where he went on to practice in Queen Street for many years.[2]

Political career

At the 1915 Queensland state election, Free, representing the Labor Party, won the seat of South Brisbane.[3] He held the seat until 1920, when he retired from parliament to live in Sydney, where his son was studying medicine at Sydney University.[2]

Personal life

Free married Elizabeth N. Bulcock and together had one son and one daughter.[1] He died in Brisbane in February 1938 and was buried at South Brisbane Cemetery.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "DEATHS OF FORMER STATE MEMBERS". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 14 February 1938. p. 14. Retrieved 31 May 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING". The Brisbane Courier. 24 May 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 31 May 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Family Notices". Sunday Mail. Brisbane. 13 February 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 31 May 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Free Edgar Noha[permanent dead link] — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

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