Barton, Edward Gustavus Campbell
Personal
Birth Date:
11 December 1857 (Toorak, Victoria)
Death Date:
18 June 1942 (Watford, Hertfordshire)
Parents:
George Elliott Barton and Jane Crichton (nee Campbell)
Family:
Mary Allen Sutton, in Brisbane on 13 September 1893, 1 son
Education:
Dunedin High School, New Zealand; Otago and Karlsruhe Universities
Career
Apprentice engineer in Woolwich, electrical engineer in Melbourne from 1882; Electrical engineer in Queensland for Edison Co., from 1886; Government electrical engineer; Founded Barton & White electricity suppliers, 1888; Later known as Brisbane Electric Supply Co.; City Electric Co., 1904; In Queensland, represented the Institution of Electrical Engineers, London
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | MIN | Brisbane North | 5 Feb 1908 | 2 Oct 1909 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Founding associate member, Institute of Engineers Australia; Councillor, Queensland Institute of Mechanical Engineers; President, Queensland Electrical Association and Queensland Institute of Engineers. Appointed to the first senate of the University of Queensland, 1910; President, Brisbane Institute of Social Service, 1910-1915; Fellow, Royal Meteorological Society and Royal Geographic Society; Foundation Professor, of Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland; Chairman, British Decimal Association, 1938-1942
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Image 29572-0006-0004.; Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online edition; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
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