Preceded by Thomas Bouchard Nationality Australian | Full Name Edgar Noah Free Succeeded by Myles Ferricks Name Edgar Free | |
Born 20 June 1872
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia ( 1872-06-20 ) Died 12 February 1938(1938-02-12) (aged 65)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Resting place South Brisbane Cemetery | ||
Political party Australian Labor Party | ||
Edgar Noah Free (20 June 1872 – 12 February 1938) was a dentist and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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Early life
Free was born in Ballarat, Victoria, to parents George William Free and his wife Amelia (née Turner). Receiving his schooling in Ballarat, he later attended Grey's Dental College in Melbourne before moving to Brisbane where he went on to practice in Queen Street for many years.
Political career
At the 1915 Queensland state election, Free, representing the Australian Labor Party, won the seat of South Brisbane. He held the seat until 1920, when he retired from parliament to live in Sydney, where his son was studying medicine at Sydney University.
Personal life
Free married Elizabeth N. Bulcock and together had one son and one daughter. He died in Brisbane in February 1938 and was buried at South Brisbane Cemetery.