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1st Commonwealth Parliament was opened on 9 May 1901 in Melbourne's Exhibition Buildings,

Australia's Prime Ministers

1901 to 1904

Name Edmund Barton

Term of Office 1/ 1/ 1901 - 24/9/1903

Party Protectionist

Born Sydney 1849

Education Sydney Grammar School; Sydney University

Profession Lawyer

Notes 1879-87 NSW Legislative Assembly
1883-87 Speaker of House
1891.Leader of the federation movement . Member of committee drafting the Constitution
1900 led Australian delegation to London to present Constitution to British Parliament
1901 Australia's first Prime Minister, also Minister External Affairs
1903 resigned & became a senior judge in the new High Court of Australia, and held that position until his death in 1920.

Name Alfred Deakin

Term of Office 24/9/1903 - 27/4/1904

Party Protectionist (Liberal)

Born Melbourne 1856

Education Melbourne Grammar; Melbourne University

Profession Lawyer, writer

Notes 1880 Victorian Parliament
1883 Minister for Public Works & Water Supply
1900 Member of Australian delegation presenting draft constitution to British Parliament. Attorney General of the new Commonwealth
1902 Acting Prime Minister.
1901-1914 Was anonymous Australian correspondent for London Morning Post newspaper

Name John Watson

Term of Office 27/4/1904 - 17/8/1904

Party Labor

Born Chile 1867

Education New Zealand

Profession Compositor

Notes Moved to Sydney from New Zealand at 19. Active in union movement.
At age 23 was president of Sydney Trades & Labour Council, then president of Labor Party Conference.
1894 Elected to NSW Parliament
1901 Elected to the new Federal Parliament
1904 Became first Labor Prime Minister. Was PM just 4 months.
Remained in Parliament till 1910. Expelled from Labor Party for his support of conscription in World War 1. Died 1941.

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Updated 4 January 2001

Name	Edmund Barton
Term of Office	1/ 1/ 1901 - 24/9/1903
Party	Protectionist
Born	Sydney 1849
Education	Sydney Grammar School; Sydney University
Profession	Lawyer
Notes	1879-87 NSW Legislative Assembly 1883-87 Speaker of House 1891.Leader of the federation movement . Member of committee drafting the Constitution 1900 led Australian delegation to London to present Constitution to British Parliament 1901 Australia's first Prime Minister, also Minister External Affairs 1903 resigned & became a senior judge in the new High Court of Australia, and held that position until his death in 1920.

Name	Alfred Deakin
Term of Office	24/9/1903 - 27/4/1904
Party	Protectionist (Liberal)
Born	Melbourne 1856
Education	Melbourne Grammar; Melbourne University
Profession	Lawyer, writer
Notes	1880 Victorian Parliament 1883 Minister for Public Works & Water Supply 1900 Member of Australian delegation presenting draft constitution to British Parliament. Attorney General of the new Commonwealth 1902 Acting Prime Minister. 1901-1914 Was anonymous Australian correspondent for London Morning Post newspaper

Name	John Watson
Term of Office	27/4/1904 - 17/8/1904
Party	Labor
Born	Chile 1867
Education	New Zealand
Profession	Compositor
Notes	Moved to Sydney from New Zealand at 19. Active in union movement. At age 23 was president of Sydney Trades & Labour Council, then president of Labor Party Conference. 1894 Elected to NSW Parliament 1901 Elected to the new Federal Parliament 1904 Became first Labor Prime Minister. Was PM just 4 months. Remained in Parliament till 1910. Expelled from Labor Party for his support of conscription in World War 1. Died 1941.