Edwin Caine
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix =
|name = Edwin Caine
|honorific-suffix =
|image = Edwin James Caine - Queensland politician.jpg
|caption =
| constituency_AM1 = Bowen
| assembly1 = Queensland Legislative
| term_start1 = 27 April 1912
| term_end1 = 22 May 1915
| predecessor1 = Myles Ferricks
| successor1 = Charles Collins
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1873|9|8|df=y}}
|birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
|death_date = {{death date and age|1956|9|26|1873|9|8|df=y}}
|death_place = Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
|restingplace = Toowong Cemetery
|birthname = Edwin James Caine
|nationality = Australian
|party = Ministerialist
|otherparty =
|spouse = Cecilia Jane Anthony (m.1901 d.1950)
|children =
| occupation = Barrister, Solicitor
| relations =
| alma_mater =
}}
Edwin James Caine[https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/ Family history research] — Queensland Government Births, deaths, marriages, divorces. Retrieved 18 April 2015. (8 September 1873 – 26 September 1956) was a barrister and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1602068063|accessdate= 18 April 2015}}
Caine was born at Brisbane, Queensland, to parents James Joseph Caine and his wife Emily (née Wells) and was educated at Brisbane Normal School and Brisbane Grammar School. He began his career as a solicitor, becoming a partner in Bergin, Caine & Macrossan with the business operating from 1911 until 1924. He was called to the bar in 1913.
Political career
Caine's first attempt to enter Queensland Parliament came in the 1908 state election when, as a Ministerialist candidate, he contested the seat of Bowen, losing to the Labour candidate, Francis Kenna.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19515337 |title=BOWEN. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=6 February 1908 |accessdate=18 April 2015 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} Just one year later, parliament was dissolved, and another state election had to be held. Caine stood again for the seat of Bowen, but once again he was unsuccessful, this time losing to Myles Ferricks, another Labour candidate.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19601873 |title=RESULTS AND COMPARISONS. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=4 October 1909 |accessdate=18 April 2015 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20014217 |title=SUMMARY OF THE VOTING. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=24 May 1915 |accessdate=18 April 2015 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
Caine finally found success at the 1912 state election, when he defeated Ferricks to win the seat of Bowen.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19740532 |title=SUMMARY OF THE VOTING. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=29 April 1912 |accessdate=18 April 2015 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} Caine held the seat for just one term, losing to Charles Collins in 1915.
Personal life
On 12 June 1901, Caine married Cecilia Jane Anthony (died 1950) and together they had four daughters. He died in Rockhampton in September 1956 and his body was bought back to Brisbane for burial at Toowong Cemetery.[https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=173983 Caine Edwin James] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418074617/https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=173983 |date=18 April 2015 }} — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Category:Burials at Toowong Cemetery