Edward William Hawker (14 January 1850 – 20 September 1940) was a politician in colonial

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

. Edward Hawker was the eldest son of

George Charles Hawker Sir George Charles Hawker (21 September 1818 – 21 May 1895) was a South Australian settler and politician. Early life Hawker was born in London, the second son of Admiral Edward Hawker and his first wife, Joanna Naomi, ''née'' Poore. He was ...

(1818–1895), MHA for

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

1858–1865, 1875–1883, and was born at

Bungaree Bungaree, or Boongaree ( – 24 November 1830), was an Aboriginal Australian from the Guringai people of the Broken Bay north of Sydney, who was known as an explorer, entertainer, and Aboriginal community leader.Barani (2013)Significant Aborig ...

, near

Clare Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Australia * Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley * Clare Valley, South Australia Canada * Clare (electoral district), an electoral district * Cl ...

, in the hut built by the three Hawker brothers, George, Charles and James, who founded the station. He was educated at St. Peter's College, and took his M.L. and

M.A. A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

degrees at

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

. He returned to South Australia in 1875 and was admitted to the South Australian Bar in April 1879. He joined in partnership with W. H. Bundey and C. J. Dashwood as "Bundey, Dashwood & Hawker" from 1879 to 1883, then practised alone until 1888. In 1884 he was elected to the

South Australian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide. Overview The House of Assembly was creat ...

, representing the electorate of

Stanley Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...

from April 1884 to May 1889. This was the first time

father and son Father and Son or Fathers and Sons may refer to: Literature * ''Father and Son'' (book), a 1907 memoir by Edmund Gosse *Father and Son (comics), cartoon characters created by E. O. Plauen * ''Fathers and Sons'' (novel), an 1862 novel by Ivan Tur ...

had sat in the House concurrently. He resigned to study mining and metallurgy in Europe. He returned to South Australia in 1892 and was again elected MHA for Stanley, sitting from April 1893 to April 1896. He was for some time lecturer at the School of Mines, then retired to East Bungaree. where he devoted his time to pastoral matters.

Family

Edward married Mary Letitia Stawell (1870 – 3 November 1938), daughter of Sir

William Stawell Sir William Foster Stawell KCMG (27 June 181512 March 1889) was a British colonial statesman and a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia. Stawell was the first Attorney-General of Victoria, serving from 1851 to 1856 as an ap ...

KCMG, on 14 May 1890. Their children included: *Frances Melian Hawker (12 February 1891 – 7 October 1986) married Richard Blackwood Officer (6 September 1881 – 15 April 1930) on 16 November 1915. *George Stanley Hawker MC. (7 May 1894 – 17 February 1979) He was MHA for Burra 1947–1956 *Catherine Mary Hawker (5 November 1897 – January 1990) married Richard E. Travers (19 February 1901 – 28 January 1942) on 10 October 1928 *Patience Constance Joan Hawker (28 March 1900 – 9 August 1995) married (Charles) Roy Howard (17 November 1891 – 17 August 1935) on 19 September 1928. She was co-founder of

Stawell School Stawell School was a short-lived (1927–1940) private school for girls founded by Mabel Hardy and Patience Hawker near the summit of Mount Lofty. History Mabel Phyllis Hardy (1890–1977) was born in Malvern, South Australia, a member of the o ...

near the summit of Mount Lofty. He was a grandson of

W. R. Cave William Rendall Cave (17 June 1842 – 6 July 1916) was a grain merchant and shipowner in the early days of South Australia. He was a son of Charles Cave (died 1851) of Stoke-sub-Hamdon, South Somerset, and Susannah (1800 – 19 December 1862) who ...

. *William Edward Hawker (31 January 1906– 21 April 1973) married Mary Elizabeth Shipster (12 February 1913-) on 6 December 1939.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hawker, Edward William Members of the South Australian House of Assembly 19th-century Australian lawyers 1850 births 1940 deaths