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feb 1, 1901 - First Prime Minester

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Governor-General Lord Hopetoun commissioned Barton as Australia’s first Prime Minister on 31 December 1900. He held office from 1901 to 1903. Barton helped write the constitution. Barton resigned as Prime Minister on 24 September 1903 to become a foundation member of the newly established High Court of Australia. He was one of two judges serving with the inaugural Chief Justice SW Griffith.

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feb 1, 1901
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~ 125 years ago