DEATH OF SIR E. BRADDON

Otago Witness, Issue 2604, 10 February 1904, Page 30

DEATH OF SIR E. BRADDON

LAUNCESTON, February 3. Sir Edward Bradclon died suddenly last night ; aged 74 years.

Th° late Sir Edward N. C. Braddon, X C.M.G., was born on Juno 11, 1829, and was a son of Henry Braddon, of Skirdon, a"d member nf the. junior branch of me B-addoiw of Treglith and Treworgye, who in the time of Elizabeth sent lepreec-ntatives oi Liskeard to the British House of Commons He went to Tndia in 1847 to join his couoms' mercantile house in Calcutta. After varied experience^ he accepted an appointment in the Government service as Assistant Commissioner in Santhalia ; served in ( ,he Santhal rebellion with favourable mention; after the suppie&sion of the Santhal outbreak raised a regiment of Santhak, for which he was specially thanked by the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal ; and then nerved with Sir George Yule's Volunteer force in the Indian Mutiny (medal and favourable mention). In 1862 he was appointed Commissioner of Excise and Stamps, and subsequently Insp'ctor-general of Registration and Superintendent of Trade S'tatii-tics in that province. During 18 months he acted also a-3 secretary to the Chief Commissioner in the Revenue Departments. In 1370 be was specially i'<?puted to inquire rr»to 'and report upon th-o opt-ration cf the suit tax in Oucl-h and the North-west province*, and as one result of his labours obtained a considerable, relaxation of the law in re^r-ect of the illicit manufacture of salt, which had been -exceedingly bar=h . n.l oppressive. In IC7B1 C 7B he retired on a ponsion and went to Tasmania.. In July, 1879, lv was elected to the Hou=>e of Assembly as member for West Devon, and hold that »cat continuously (being twice eie-ccd at?an st opposition and twice uno t -.p"-c0 l ' :ltl! Oriober 29. l? 88, when ho v, as appointed Agent-general for the coMny in London. Sir Edward wa n a staunch Freetrader, and was o prominent oppo-iticnist until he carried his pirly into power. When mi Ma-ch, 1?57, he was culled upon to form an Admniiwation. Sir Edward resigned the Premiership to ihe Hon. P. O Fysh. a colonist of longer stsndiue;, and took tho les/le^'iip of th« A<-s. mh'.y as Minister of Lands on 1 Works, hol'line also the portfolio of Minuter of Education. He was sworn of the Executive Council on March 29 1677, a-id v.t»- one of the representatives of Tasmania &i the fee -nd session of the Fcdc-pl Council of Australia, held at Hobart in January, lß°B. As Agent-general Sir Edward was instrumental in the flotat:on of the first 3^ per cert. Tasmanian loan Ho devoted much attention to the promotion of T^rranian in-lusti-'e=, notably tl'o fruit and timber trader and mining. He road a p.-i-oer on '" T<:sm.inis : I+s Resources and I roducls." before tho- Royal

Colonial In-tituto, «-o--.ion 1883-59. Sir I3dHdUi, u 'kj Wut .i Lro l.'.r of Alias Livi'gi n, tho wcil-known autiior-cifj, was created K.C.M.G on .Januiry 1, 1591. The ri^hi ho.i. geutlt-uuin represent. J T.ism-.nia in tb.3 Federal Ho us o of Kepresentalnes.