Edmund Carncross Best (26 March 1869 – 22 July 1944) was an Australian politician. He was born at

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to bootmaker Christopher Best and Catherine Mary, ''née'' Doran. He received a primary education before working in a store, eventually becoming partner in a general store. On 17 August 1897 he married Elizabeth Jane Cock, with whom he had five daughters. From 1913 to 1925 he was a member of Parkes Shire Council, serving as mayor from 1921 to 1924. In 1925 he was elected to the

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as a

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member for Murrumbidgee. With the reintroduction of single-member electorates he was elected to represent Ashburnham in 1927, but he was defeated in 1930. Best died at Randwick in 1944.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Best, Edmund 1869 births 1944 deaths Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Mayors of places in New South Wales New South Wales local councillors