Edward Loxton

Edward James Loxton KC (11 October 1864 17 February 1935) was an Australian politician.

Edward Loxton KC (centre) during the Royal Commission into AB Piddington Sydney 1927

He was born at Neutral Bay to Thomas Loxton and Lucinda Jane, née Forster. After attending Sydney Grammar School and the University of Sydney (BA 1886, MA 1888), he was articled to the solicitors' firm Allen & Allen, qualifying but not seeking admission as a solicitor. In 1891 he married Jane Rosa Marshall, with whom he had five children. He was called to the Bar in 1892 and practised in the Equity Court. In the late 1910s he became active in political campaigns, strongly supporting conscription and 6 o'clock closing times. He was elected in 1920 to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as an independent Nationalist member for Ryde; he joined the Nationalist Party in 1922. Loxton served until 1925; he died in Sydney in 1935.[1]

References

  1. "Mr Edward James Loxton (1864–1935)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
William Thompson
Member for Ryde
19201925
Served alongside: Anderson, Bavin, Greig, Henley
Succeeded by
Edward Sanders


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