<P> Sir Edmund `` Toby '' Barton , GCMG , KC ( 18 January 1849 -- 7 January 1920 ) was an Australian politician and judge who served as the first Prime Minister of Australia , in office from 1901 to 1903 . He resigned to become a founding member of the High Court of Australia , where he served until his death . </P>
<P> Sir Edmund `` Toby '' Barton , GCMG , KC ( 18 January 1849 -- 7 January 1920 ) was an Australian politician and judge who served as the first Prime Minister of Australia , in office from 1901 to 1903 . He resigned to become a founding member of the High Court of Australia , where he served until his death . </P>
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Sir Edmund `` Toby '' Barton
Sir Edmund `` Toby '' Barton