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Edward Raper (1806 – 29 March 1882) was an Irish-born Australian politician.

He was born in Dublin and migrated to Australia around 1832. In 1834 he married Jane Feeney, with whom he had seven children. He worked as a butcher in Sydney, and in 1860 was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Canterbury. He was defeated in 1864. Raper died at Darlinghurst in 1882.

References

1. "Mr Edward Raper (1806-1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

• 1806 births
• 1882 deaths
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• Colony of New South Wales politicians
• British emigrants to the Colony of New South Wales