Edmund William Molesworth (1847 – 2 June 1923) was an English-born Australian politician.

He was born at Banbury in Oxfordshire to William Francis Molesworth and Caroline Ann Coombes. The family migrated to New South Wales around 1850, and Molesworth eventually worked as a customs and shipping agent. He married Clara Smith in 1874, with whom he had eight children. In 1889 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Newtown. He held the seat until it was split in 1894, after which time he represented Newtown-Erskine. He was defeated in 1901. Molesworth died at Lindfield in 1923.[1]

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  1. ^ "Mr Edmund William Molesworth (1847-1923)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Newtown
1889–1894
Served alongside: Hawken/Cotton; Abbott; none/Hindle
Abolished
New seat Member for Newtown-Erskine
1894–1901
Succeeded by