Edward Morley (politician)

Edward Morley (7 February 1873 – 5 June 1929) was an Australian politician.

Morley was born in Malmsbury, Victoria to quarryman George Morley and Mary Cahill. He was a storekeeper at Sorrento then a publican at Numurkah before becoming an estate agent/auctioneer in Melbourne with an affiliate office in Temora NSW. Around 1896 he married Maggie Emmerson, with whom he had a son (Reginald). During World War I he was a captain in the Australian Imperial Force, and was wounded and invalided home.[1]

In 1920 Morley was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Barwon[2] as an independent Nationalist, but he was an official Nationalist from 1921.[1] He was Assistant Minister of Public Works from 22 November 1928 until his death in Brighton[2] in 1929. Morley was captain of Sorrento Football Club for at least 4 years (sometimes referred to as The Terrible Morlie Maru[3] a prolific poet) until 1906. Contrary to newspaper reports claiming a fire razed his double-story limestone building in 1908, it survives to this day. Morley was more interested in establishing a lawn bowls club during his 5-year stay in Numurkah (1906–11). The Bowls Club gave him a grand farewell.

Malmsbury Cemetery online records show no Edward Morley despite a very public burial attended by politicians. Instead it records an Edwin Morley with same birth and death details as Edward. The cemetery trust has been advised.

References

  1. ^ a b "Morley, Edward". Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b "Edward Morley". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Sorrento Football Club". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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