Dr Edward Giblin | |
Office: | Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for South Hobart |
Term Start: | 22 May 1891 |
Term End: | 19 December 1893 |
Predecessor: | William Belbin |
Successor: | John Bradley |
Alongside: | Andrew Inglis Clark |
Birthname: | Edward Owen Giblin |
Birth Date: | 1849 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Claremont, Van Diemen's Land |
Death Place: | Launceston, Tasmania |
Relations: | William Giblin (uncle) |
Alma Mater: | University of Glasgow |
Occupation: | Doctor |
Edward Owen Giblin MRCS (23 November 1849 – 27 December 1895) was an Australian medical doctor and politician.
Giblin was born in Claremont in Tasmania in 1849.[1] He was a nephew of Tasmanian premier William Giblin and a member of the Giblin family.[2] He graduated MBBS from the University of Glasgow in 1876 and proceeded to MD in 1878. After returning to Tasmania he was an honorary medical officer at Hobart General Hospital, a member of the court of medical examiners, and medical officer of health for the Hobart Corporation. He also served on the council of the University of Tasmania and was surgeon-major in the Tasmanian Rifle Regiment.[3]
In 1891 Giblin was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the seat of South Hobart. He served until his defeat in 1893.[1] He died in Launceston of sunstroke on 27 December 1895, aged 46.[3]