Edmund William Molesworth (1847 – 2 June 1923) was an English-born Australian politician.

He was born at Banbury in Oxfordshire to William Francis Molesworth and Caroline Ann Coombes. The family migrated to New South Wales around 1850, and Molesworth eventually worked as a customs and shipping agent. He married Clara Smith in 1874, with whom he had eight children. In 1889 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Newtown. He held the seat until it was split in 1894, after which time he represented Newtown-Erskine. He was defeated in 1901. Molesworth died at Lindfield in 1923.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Mr Edmund William Molesworth (1847-1923)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly Preceded byJoseph Mitchell Member for Newtown 1889–1894 Served alongside: Hawken/Cotton; Abbott; none/Hindle Abolished New seat Member for Newtown-Erskine 1894–1901 Succeeded byRobert Hollis
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