Preceded by Andrew Fisher Nationality English Resigned July 31, 1928 Succeeded by Bernard Corser | Preceded by William Mitchell Name Edward Corser Children Bernard Corser Succeeded by Alfred Jones Role Australian Politician | |
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Full Name Edward Bernard Cresset Corser Died July 31, 1928, Maryborough, Australia Political party Commonwealth Liberal Party, Nationalist Party of Australia | ||
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Edward Bernard Cresset Corser (1852 – 31 July 1928) was an Australian politician. Born in Birmingham, England, he was educated at Worcester and migrated to Australia in 1864. He was a sugar worker and bank officer in Maryborough in Queensland, eventually becoming a businessman. In 1909, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Maryborough. He transferred to federal Parliament, winning the 1915 Wide Bay by-election caused by the resignation of Labor Prime Minister Andrew Fisher; Corser was a member of the Commonwealth Liberal Party. In 1917, together with the rest of his party, he became a Nationalist. He held the seat until his death in 1928; he was succeeded in a by-election by his son, Bernard Corser, representing the Country Party.
Corser died in 1928 and was buried in Maryborough Cemetery.