Edward William Hawker
Edward William Hawker was a politician in colonial South Australia.
Edward Hawker was the eldest son of George Charles Hawker, MHA for Victoria 1858–1865, 1875–1883, and was born at Bungaree, near Clare, in the hut built by the three Hawker brothers, George, Charles and James, who founded the station. He was educated at St Peter's College, and took his M.L. and M.A. degrees at Cambridge University. He returned to South Australia in 1875 and was admitted to the South Australian Bar in April 1879. He joined in partnership with W. H. Bundey and C. J. Dashwood as "Bundey, Dashwood & Hawker" from 1879 to 1883, then practised alone until 1888.
In 1884 he was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly, representing the electorate of [electoral district of electoral district of Stanley (South Australia)|Stanley (South Australia)|Stanley] from April 1884 to May 1889. This was the first time father and son had sat in the House concurrently. He resigned to study mining and metallurgy in Europe. He returned to South Australia in 1892 and was again elected MHA for Stanley, sitting from April 1893 to April 1896. He was for some time lecturer at the School of Mines, then retired to East Bungaree. where he devoted his time to pastoral matters.
Family
Edward married Mary Letitia Stawell, daughter of Sir William Stawell KCMG, on 14 May 1890. Their children included:- Frances Melian Hawker married Richard Blackwood Officer on 16 November 1915.
- George Stanley Hawker MC. He was MHA for Burra 1947–1956
- Catherine Mary Hawker married Richard E. Travers on 10 October 1928
- Patience Constance Joan Hawker married Roy Howard on 19 September 1928. She was co-founder of Stawell School near the summit of Mount Lofty. He was a grandson of W. R. Cave.
- William Edward Hawker married Mary Elizabeth Shipster on 6 December 1939.