Edward Darnley (29 January 1859 – 25 June 1927) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in

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to building contractor Edward Darnley and Anna Worrall. He left school at eleven, eventually becoming a plasterer. In 1885 he moved to

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, where he became president of the New South Wales Plasterers' Society. On 2 December 1885 he married Eliza Ann Wild; they had nine children. In 1891 Darnley was elected to the

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for Balmain, representing the new Labor Party. He refused to sign the pledge and contested the 1894 election as an

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candidate, but was defeated. Darnley died at

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in 1927.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Darnley, Edward 1859 births 1927 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales British emigrants to colonial Australia Colony of New South Wales people