Alfred Edments

Alfred Edments (17 October 1853 – 13 July 1909) was a merchant and philanthropist in Australia.

Edments was born in London, the son of James Edments, a labourer, and his wife Ann, née Lyons.[1] He died at Melbourne on 13 July 1909 of heart disease; he left much of his money to charity via the Alfred Edments Trust.[1] The rest of his fortune was left to his niece E Dench who had no children and left her fortune at her death to Ewen Middlemiss estimated at the time to be $20 million.

References

  1. ^ a b Neilma Sidney (1981). "Alfred Edments (1853–1909)". Edments, Alfred (1853 - 1909). MUP. pp. 412–413. Retrieved 9 October 2008. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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