Edmund Barton, his life and role in the creation of the Australian Federation (1849-1920)

Abstract

                IN front of the changes and the development movement that all Australian settlements witnessed during the second half of the nineteenth century at all levels, it was imperative that the wheel of history take its course and that the settlements that obtained self-government in 1850 and became separate independent states represented the importance of unity between them to achieve economic well-being and political and security stability So it was necessary to unify these settlements under one banner, but this unity needed a person to lead the establishment of this union, and indeed this leader, Edmund Barton.

Barton was able to enter the arena of political life early, as he was able to win the seat of the Legislative Assembly for the settlement of New South Wales in 1879 AD, and failure in the elections that were held in 1877 AD to occupy the university seat in the Legislative Assembly did not prevent him from nominating and winning, but on the contrary, he nominated himself in the elections The Legislative City of Wellington won a seat for that city in 1880 AD and continued his hard work in the legislative field, and he became with extensive experience, qualifying him for the position of President of the Legislative Assembly.

Parton had the desire to establish a federation of Australian settlements affiliated with the British crown, and the nationalist impulse had a great influence on the emergence of this desire, given that Australian society witnessed the emergence of trade union and labor movements calling for union.