Personal profile

Born

18 January 1849, Glebe, New South Wales

Education

• Sydney Grammar (1859-64)
• University of Sydney (1865-68)

Employment

• barrister
• politician
• judge

Memberships

• Freemasons
• Athenaeum Club

Marriage

28 December 1877, Newcastle, New South Wales

Children

• Edmund Alfred (1879)
• Wilfrid (1880)
• Jean Alice (1882)
• Arnold Hubert (1884)
• Oswald (1888)
• Leila Stephanie (1892)

Died

7 January 1920, Medlow Bath, New South Wales

Buried

South Head Cemetery, Sydney

Honours

• Fellow of University of Sydney Senate (1882-89, 1892-1920)
• Queen's Counsel (QC; 1889)
• Privy Councillor (1901)
• Knight Grand Cross, Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG; 1902)
• Order of Rising Sun (Japan) First Class (1905)

Partner

Name

Jane Mason (Jeanie) Barton

Previous name

Jane Mason Ross

Born

11 June 1851, London, England

Memberships

• Women's Federal League Sydney
• Queens Club (founding president 1912-14)

Died

23 March 1938, Sydney, New South Wales

Honours

No official honours conferred

Political profile

Term as Prime Minister

1 January 1901 to 24 September 1903

Terms as Member of Parliament

• New South Wales Legislative Assembly:
  • 1879-80 (University of Sydney)
  • 1880-82 (Wellington)
  • 1882-87, 1891-94 (East Sydney)
  • 1898-1900 (Hastings-Macleay)
• New South Wales Legislative Council:
  • 1887-91
  • 1897-98
• House of Representatives:
  • 9 May 1901 to 24 September 1903 (Hunter)

Portfolios

• External Affairs: 1 January 1901 to 24 September 1903

Political membership

• Protectionist Party
  • federal parliamentary leader (1901-03)

After office

• Justice of the High Court of Australia (1903-20)