Wilfred Alexander Barton (1880–1953)
The late Mr. Wilfred A. Barton, barrister, who died in England recently, was the second son of Sir Edmund Barton, first Prime Minister of Australia. He was first New South Wales Rhodes Scholar (1904) and did not return after being admitted to the Bar. The deceased gentleman was a brilliant exponent of Rugby Union, representing Australia as centre-forward against New Zealand in 1903. One brother was Judge Barton, a second brother being Dr. Oswald Barton, of Scone. A sister ("Muffie") is the wife of Sir David Maugham, Q.C., who played football for the King's School, which in one season had two students and a master representing their State.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- is awarded a Rhodes scholarship, National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW), 25 June 1904, p 3
- wins the Vinerian scholarship at Oxford, Southern Times (Bunbury, WA), 16 March 1907, p 5
- is called to the Bar in England, Mercury (Hobart), 18 March 1908, p 5
- photo, Maryborough Chronicle (Qld), 20 April 1937, p 5
- death notice, West Australian, 25 March 1953, p 33
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Barton, Jean (mother)
- Barton, Edmund (father)
- Maughan, Jean Alice (sister)
- Scot-Skirving, Leila Stephanie (sister)
- Barton, Edmund Alfred (brother)
- Barton, Arnold Hubert (brother)
- Barton, Oswald (brother)
- Maughan, David (brother-in-law)
- Richardson, Elizabeth Agnes (aunt)
- Bryant, Mary Eamont (aunt)
- Hobbs, Anna Louisa (aunt)
- Bartley, Sarah Sophia (aunt)
- Robinson, Harriet (aunt)
- Barton, Ellen (aunt)
- Hamersley, Alice (aunt)
- Barton, William (uncle)
- Barton, George Burnett (uncle)
- Barton, Sydney Fitzgerald (uncle)
- Barton, Margaret Isabella (aunt by marriage)
- Hobbs, William (uncle by marriage)
- Bartley, Nehemiah (uncle by marriage)
- Hamersley, Edward Samuel (uncle by marriage)
- Barton, Mary Louisa (grandmother)
- Barton, William Giles (grandfather)
- Hobbs, William (cousin)
- Bryant, Francis Egerton (cousin)
- Salmon, Baby (cousin)
- Salmon, Ellen A. (cousin)
- Robinson, Lionel George (cousin)
- Barton, George William (cousin)
- Barton, Herbert Hamersley (cousin)
- Robinson, Arthur (cousin)
- Robinson, Gerald Henry (cousin)
- Robinson, William Sydney (cousin)
Citation details
'Barton, Wilfred Alexander (1880–1953)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/barton-wilfred-alexander-18430/text30077, accessed 7 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1880
Redfern, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
18 March,
1953
(aged ~ 73)
Chelmsford,
Essex,
England