Notable South Australians/Edward William Hawker
Edward William Hawker.
ELDEST son of the Hon. George Charles Hawker. Bom at Bungaree, near Clare, S. A. Educated at St. Peter's College, and at Harrow, and Trinity College, Cambridge. Took LL.B. degree in Law Honors in 1873, and B.A. degree in Natural Science Honors in 1874. Called to the English Bar in 1874, having kept his terms at the Inner Temple. Returned to the colony in 1875. Admitted to the South Australian Bar in 1880. "Was in partnership with Messrs. Bundey & Dashwood for three years, after which he joined Mr. John Nicholson, with whom he is still in partnership. Stood for the district of Stanley (in which lies his birthplace) at the general elections in 1884, and was returned at the head of the poll. He and his father are the first instance of a father and son being in the Legislative Assembly of this colony at the same time.