Edmund Barton's Birthplace: Australia's First Prime Minister

Sir Edmund Barton (1849–1920), Australia's first Prime Minister (1901–1903) and a founding justice of the High Court, was born at 10:00 PM on 18 January 1849 in the family home "Widnaye" on Glebe Point Road, Glebe, New South Wales (now a suburb of Sydney).

Barton was a key architect of Australian federation, drafting the constitution and leading the movement for a unified Commonwealth. His birthplace in Glebe reflects the middle-class professional background that shaped his legal and political career.

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