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Sir Edmund Barton (1849-1920) was the first Prime Minister of Australia upon Federation of the colonies in 1901.
Edmund Barton was from the Protectionist party. He served for 2 years, 8 months and 24 days. Barton resigned in 1903 and later went on to be Australia's first supreme court magistrate.
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