Researching Edward Crowther
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8941 people with the Crowther surname? In that year Crowther was ranked number 453 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Crowther on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Crowther and the Crowther Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 7488 people with the Crowther surname in the UK? Crowther is now ranked number 789 for popularity in the UK. |
Crowther Genealogy Databases
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Edward Crowther (politician)
Edward Lodewyk Crowther (3 October 1843 – 9 August 1931) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Hobart. His father, William Crowther, was Premier of Tasmania from 1878 to 1879. In 1878 Edward Crowther was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the member for Queenborough. He was one of two members for Kingborough from 1886 to 1897 when the seat of Queenborough was incorporated into it; Queenborough was restored in 1897 and Crowther remained its member. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1909 he was elected to the seat of Denison as an Anti-Socialist. He retired in 1912 and died in 1931 in Oyster Cove.
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