september september english born australian politician free trade established successful business father commission agents yorkshire moving interests new_south_wales vigorous free trade founder colony body later machine attempts enter abortive appointed served elected senate opponent forms following fusion anti labour forces joined reluctance remembered avid opposition policy forms racial discrimination whilst financial editor daily_telegraph attacked restrictive immigration laws fought policy state parliament later senate oppose immigration restriction act racial tolerance combined opposition women suffrage led economist describe probably racist member australian senate decade early life born september mother née father baptist minister businessman received private education worked father commission agent worked hull yorkshire february married hull edward embarked new_south_wales father travelled new_york resident secretary liverpool arrival sydney immediately involved free trade cause founded forerunner campaigning behalf free trade led honorary member colonial politics foundation secretary ferocious received prize essay beneficial influence free trade policy colony new south wales written contribution centennial edition year book australia actively involved journalism proprietor financial editor daily_telegraph focusing overwhelmingly free trade actively neighbouring colony victoria policies worked compilation australian biographical supplement supported federation leading proponent free trade cause intended candidacy contested election earlier year losing candidate nominated continued support free trade policies differentiated colleagues firmly opposing restrictions asian immigration expressed regret concerning fate telegraph article opposed sir poll tax chinese opposed continuing restrictive measures passed served president new south wales branch deputy president federal election campaign committee standing senate new_south_wales federal politics federal election march elected senator new_south_wales sixth final position narrowly defeating fellow free trader continued support free trade senators oppose policy describing inhabitants asia friends opposed immigration restriction act supported eligibility old age pension treatment labourers cattle opposition immigration restriction highlighted diplomatic insult japan asian nations published pamphlet supporting japanese government policy spoke hours debate customs bill later supported time limits speeches missing portfolio free traders briefly government absent parliament described best living authority australia question pamphlet attracted favourable reception opposed women suffrage grounds australia advance public opinion world believing lead women fusion parties form difficult faith old protection new protection join new party support legislation order legislation failure defeated election labour_party won senate seats new_south_wales later life continued support free trade cause outside parliament planned establish free trade paper circulated australia new_zealand south_africa scheme abandoned following outbreak world war revised book commerce empire originally published arguing free trade central freedoms empire fighting calling free trade germany war march married neutral bay died later year seventy fifth birthday september survived second wife sons marriage buried gore hill cemetery anglican service
Edward Pulsford