George Reid was born in Scotland, 1845, and moved to Australia in 1852 with the rest of his family. He went for premier in 1894 and then became premier of Sydney. He introduced; a higher form of tax, land laws and social legislation. He was then elected for parliament in 1901, and formed a coalition in 1904. Unfortunately, he was defeated in 1905 by another labour representative group. In 1908 he left parliamentary and in 1909 was knighted. In 1910 he became Australia’s first representative to London and held his position until his death in 1918.
Edmund Barton was born in Sydney, 1849.
Later on he joined the Legislative Assembly in 1879 and became ‘speaker’ in 1883. He then toured New South Wales promoting support for the Federation. He was a representati
ve for his own government and ran for the position in 1901. After being successful, he was stated as the first Australian Prime Minister and the minister for external affairs. During his time as Prime Minister, he introduced many machines to help the government. He was knighted in 1903, and he retired in September 1903 after he had been appointed “Justice of the High Court”. He remained in that position until his death in 1903.
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