Edward Nowell Twopeny (24 October 1854 – 17 February 1932) was an Australian politician who represented the

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seat of

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from 1917 to 1918, representing the Liberal Union. Twopeny was born at

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in England, the son of Nowell Twopeny, Archdeacon of Flinders. His family migrated to

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when he was six, and he was educated at St Peter's College in

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. At seventeen, he went to work on Coonatta Station, where he later became manager. In 1903, Twopeny purchased a property near

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. He was chairman of the

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for fifteen years, and was a

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councillor for over twenty years, and its chairman at the time of his death. He was a life member of the Quorn Jockey Club, chairman of the Quorn Agricultural Society, and a member of the Quorn High School and Quorn Institute committees. He was the first district secretary of the Farmers and Producers Political Union upon its foundation, and when that merged into the Liberal Union in 1910, became its first district secretary for

, also serving as president and secretary of its Quorn branch. He was elected to the House of Assembly at a 1917 by-election, but was defeated at the 1918 state election. He had previously unsuccessfully contested the 1910 election and 1912 election, and was again unsuccessful at the 1921 election. Twopeny died at Quorn in 1932 after twelve months of indifferent health and was buried at Quorn Cemetery. He had married in 1880, and had eight children. Two sons fought in World War I; one was killed, while the other was awarded the

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. Upon his death, the ''Quorn Mercury'' described Twopeny as the "Father of the District". His brother,

Richard Twopeny Richard Ernest Nowell Twopeny (1 August 1857 – 2 September 1915) or Twopenny or Turpenny was an Australian rules footballer, journalist and newspaper editor/owner in New Zealand and Australia. Early life Twopeny was the son of Archdeacon ...

, was a notable journalist, newspaper editor and newspaper owner in Australia and New Zealand.

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* 1932 deaths Members of the South Australian House of Assembly 1854 births People educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide People from Little Casterton {{Australia-politician-stub