Edward Daniel Alexander Bagot (25 December 1893 – 12 June 1968) was an Australian politician. Before entering poltiics he trained in wireless technology before becoming an engineer operator in 1915 and serving in World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

. In 1924 he was managing director of the Eastern Transport Company and in 1925 established the Adelaide-Darwin motor transport service. He moved into the insurance industry in 1928. In 1938, Bagot was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council

South Australian Legislative Council

The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the House of Assembly...

 as an Independent

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

member. He served until 1941.