Edward Holman

Edward Joseph Frederick Holman (9 August 1904 – 26 July 1951) was an Australian politician. He was the son of John Holman and Katherine Mary (née Rowe) and the brother of May Holman, the first female Labor MP in Australia. He succeeded his sister as the Labor member for Forrest in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, serving from 1939 to 1947.[1]

Edward Holman
Member of the Western Australian Parliament
for Forrest
In office
20 May 1939  15 March 1947
Preceded byMay Holman
Succeeded byAlfred Reynolds
Personal details
Born(1904-08-09)9 August 1904
Cue, Western Australia, Australia
Died26 July 1951(1951-07-26) (aged 46)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Political partyLabor
Spouse
Mildred Payne
(m. 1928)
RelationsJohn Holman (father)
May Holman (sister)

Holman stood unsuccessfully for the Senate at the 1934 federal election. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for the seat of North Perth at the 1936 and 1939 state elections.[2]

He died at Royal Perth Hospital on 26 July 1951, aged 47, after collapsing at his home in Nedlands the night before.[3]

References

  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Western Australia. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  2. "Edward Joseph Frederick Holman". Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. "Former MLA Dies at 47". The Daily News. Perth. 26 July 1951.


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