Edward Corser

Edward Corser
Member of the Australian Parliament for Wide Bay
In office 11 December 1915 – 31 July 1928
Preceded by	Andrew Fisher
Succeeded by	Bernard Corser
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maryborough
In office 12 October 1909 – 21 May 1915 Serving with Charles Booker
Preceded by	William Mitchell
Succeeded by	Alfred Jones
Personal details
Born	Edward Bernard Cresset Corser 1852 Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England
Died	31 July 1928 (aged 75–76) Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Maryborough Cemetery
Nationality	English
Political party	Liberal (1915–17) Nationalist (1917–28)
Other political affiliations	Ministerial
Spouse(s)	Mary Jane Brown (m.1877 d.1926)
Relations	Bernard Corser (son)
Occupation	Businessman
Religion	Roman Catholic

Edward Bernard Cresset Corser (1852 – 31 July 1928) was an Australian politician. Born in Birmingham, England, he was educated at Worcester and migrated to Australia in 1864. He was a sugar worker and bank officer in Maryborough in Queensland, eventually becoming a businessman. In 1909, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Maryborough.^[1] He transferred to federal Parliament, winning the 1915 Wide Bay by-election caused by the resignation of Labor Prime Minister Andrew Fisher; Corser was a member of the Commonwealth Liberal Party. In 1917, together with the rest of his party, he became a Nationalist. He held the seat until his death in 1928; he was succeeded in a by-election by his son, Bernard Corser, representing the Country Party.^[2]

Corser died in 1928 and was buried in Maryborough Cemetery.^[3]

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