the federal election of 1903, as the first member for the Division of Wilmot, but he died suddenly at his home in Tasmania in 1904 before the parliament returned from recess. Braddon is buried at Pioneer Cemetery in Forth, Tasmania. In February 2004, his grave was restored and a lookout constructed nearby to commemorate the centenary of his death. Honours In 1891 Braddon was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George. In 1897 he was made a member of the Privy Council. The Canberra suburb of Braddon, Australian Capital Territory was named after him in 1928. See also Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1901-1903 Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1903-1906 References Tasmanian Bicentenary Office – 200 Footprints External links Thirty years of Shikar (1895) Further reading |- 1829 births 1904 deaths Premiers of Tasmania Free Trade Party members of the Parliament of Australia British people in colonial India Australian people of Cornish descent British emigrants to Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Wilmot Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Tasmania Members of the Australian House of Representatives Australian Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly People educated at University College School Leaders of the Opposition in Tasmania Treasurers of Tasmania 19th-century Australian politicians 20th-century Australian politicians Burials in Tasmania