Edward Holman Explained

Edward Holman
Constituency Mp:Forrest
Parliament:Western Australian
Term Start:20 May 1939
Term End:15 March 1947
Predecessor:May Holman
Successor:Alfred Reynolds
Birth Date:9 August 1904
Birth Place:Cue, Western Australia, Australia
Death Place:Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Party:Labor
Relations:John Holman (father)
May Holman (sister)

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members . . 2005 . 3 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927062045/http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Members+-+Former . 27 September 2011 .
  2. News: Edward Joseph Frederick Holman. Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Parliament of Western Australia. 9 June 2022.
  3. News: Former MLA Dies at 47. The Daily News. Perth. 26 July 1951.