Political families of South Australia

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This is a list of related persons who have held positions in the two South Australian houses of parliament or represented South Australia in Canberra. It includes some notes on people with identical surnames but no clear family connection.

:Note: The following abbreviations have been used below:

::::MHA = South Australian House of Assembly

::::MLC = South Australian Legislative Council, including original unicameral parliament (1840–56)

::::MHR = (Federal) House of Representatives

:Indented entries indicate a son or daughter unless otherwise noted.

Angas

:*John Howard Angas (1823–1904) MHA for Barossa 1871–75; MLC (Central district) 1887–94.

Bagot

::*John Bagot (1849–1910) (grandson of Charles) MHA 1884–87

:*John Tuthill Bagot (1819–1870) ("nephew" of Charles) MHA 1857–65; MLC 1866–70; described as his nephew, but actually more distantly related.

Baker

:*Sir Richard Chaffey Baker KCMG (1842–1911) MHA for Barossa 1868–71; MLC 1873–1901; (Federal) Senate 1901–06.

Jacob Hagen (c. 1810–1870), MLC from 1843–51 was a brother-in-law.

Bakewell

Bardolph

Basedow

:*Herbert Basedow MLA for Barossa 1927–30, 1933

Blyth

Brookman

:*David Norman MHA for Alexandra 1948–73

Butler

:*Sir Richard Layton Butler MHA for Wooroora 1915–18, 1921–38; MHA for Light 1938; Premier 1927–30, 1933–38.

their great-grandson and grandson respectively

Castine

:*Ernest William Castine MLC 1933–47

Cooke

:*J. Herbert Cooke (1867–1943) MLC (Central district) 1915–33

Corcoran

:*Des Corcoran (1928–2004) MHA for Millicent 1962–75, MHA for Coles 1975–1977; MHA for Hartley 1977–1982; Premier 1979.

Cowan

:*Sir John Cowan (1866–1953) MLC (Southern Districts) 1910–44

::*John Lancelot Cowan (1893–1971) MLC (Southern Districts) 1949–59.

Darling

:*John Darling Jr. (1852–1914) MHA for East Torrens 1896–1902, and Torrens 1902–1905

Dashwood

:*Charles James Dashwood (1842–1919) MHA for Noarlunga 1887–1892

Davenport

  • Robert Davenport (1816–1896), brother of Samuel, MLC, electoral district of Hindmarsh, 1851–1854.
  • Sir Samuel Davenport (1818–1906), brother of Robert, MLC, 1846–1848, 1855–1857 and 1857–1866 (as a non-official nominee).
  • (nephew) George Davenport (1831–1881) was a Queensland politician, son of Robert and Samuel's older brother (George) Francis who had preceded them to South Australia

Dawkins

  • Boyd Dawkins (1917–1996) MLC 1962–1982 (represented electoral district of Midland before 1973 reforms when Upper House districts were abolished)

:*(son) John Dawkins (born 1954) MLC 1997– (still serving).

:*(nephew) John Dawkins (born 1947) (Federal) MHR for Tangney 1974–1975, Fremantle 1977–1994

Downer

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:*Alexander Downer, Sr. (1910–1981) MHR for Angas 1949–63

::*Alexander Downer (1951– ) MHR for Mayo 1984–2008

Duncan

:*Sir Walter Gordon Duncan (1885–1963) MLC for Midland 1918–1962.

Dunn

:*John Dunn Jr. (1830–1892) MHA for Barossa 1875–78; MLC 1880–88

:*William Henry Dunn (1841–1891) MHA for Onkaparinga 1875–78

:*William Paltridge (1824–1890) (son-in-law of John Sr.) MHA for Victoria 1870–71

:*Herbert Charles Dunn (1883–1952) (great-nephew of John Sr.) was MHA for Stirling 1938–52

George Alexander Dunn was not closely related, nor was Henry Peter Kestel Dunn.

Dutton

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Queensland politician Charles Dutton (1834–1904), and his great, great grandson Peter Dutton appear not to be related to this family.

Everard

:*William Everard (1819–1889) MHA for Encounter Bay 1865–70, 1871–72; MLC 1873–78

Giles

  • William Giles (1791–1862), colonial manager and MLC 1851–54.

:*(great-great-grandson) Geoffrey O'Halloran Giles (1923–1990) MLC 1959–64, MHR for Angas 1964–77, Wakefield 1977–83

Glyde

Any relation to Lavington Glyde (1825–1890) MHA for East Torrens 1857–1860, Yatala 1860–1875, Victoria 1877–1884 ?

Goldsworthy

:*(Roger) Mark Goldsworthy MHA for Kavel 2002–present

Gordon

:*Douglas Peel Gordon MLC for Midlands 1947–1948

Grainger

:*(nephew) H. Allerdale Grainger (1848–1923), MLA for Wallaroo 1884–1885 and 1890–1901

Hall

Hart

:*John Hart, Jr. (1848–1881) MHA for Port Adelaide 1880–81

Hawke

  • Albert Hawke (1900–1986), MHA for Burra Burra 1924–1927 and Premier of Western Australia 1953–1959 was uncle of

:*Bob Hawke (1929–2019), Prime Minister of Australia 1983–1991

(James Renfrey Hawke (25 September 1862 – 12/13 September 1930) and Elizabeth Ann Hawke née Pascoe (31 December 1862 – 27 December 1946) of Kapunda were parents of Albert Hawke and Clem Hawke (1898–1989), father of Bob Hawke).

Hawker

::*Charles Allan Seymour Hawker (1894–1938) (grandson of G.C. Hawker) MHR for Wakefield 1929–38

:*Edward William Hawker (1850–1940) (son of G.C. Hawker) MHA for Stanley 1884–1889, 1893–96

::*George Stanley Hawker MC. (7 May 1894 – 17 February 1979) MHA for Burra 1947–56

Hill

:*Robert Hill, son of Murray, Senator for South Australia 1981–2006 and Minister for Defence 2001–2006

Henning

Homburg

:*Hermann Robert Homburg (1874–1964) MHA for Murray 1906–1915, 1927–1930; MLC (Central district) 1933–1941

:*Robert Otto Homburg (1875–1948) MHA for Burra Burra 1912–1915

Hussey

:*Charles Henry Hussey (1832–1899) MHA for Encounter Bay 1887–1890

:*(nephew) George Hussey (1852–1935) MHA for Sturt 1921–1924

Jelley

  • David Jelley (c. 1871–1907) MLC 1906–07 died after sitting only one session
  • (his brother) James Jelley (1873–1954) MLC 1912–33; member of Hill and Gunn Ministries

Kelly

Kingston

:*Charles Cameron Kingston QC. (1850–1808) MLA for West Adelaide 1881–1900; MLC (Central district) 1900

Lake

Lindsay

(Arthur Fydell Lindsay, MHA for Encounter Bay on three occasions, appears to be unrelated.)

McLachlan

:*James McLachlan MHA for Wooroora 1918–1930; Senator for South Australia 1934–1946

Mildred

:*Henry Hay Mildred MHA for East Torrens 1870–1871

Milne

:::*(great-grandson) Lance Milne MLC for Australia Party 1979–1985

:*daughter Florence Marion Milne married (later Sir) John Lancelot Stirling, MHA for Mount Barker 1881–1887; Gumeracha 1888–1890; MLC 1891–1932

Morphett

::*George Cummins Morphett (grandson of John) MHA for Murray 1933–1938

Newland

:*Victor Marra Newland MC OBE. MHA for North Adelaide 1933–38

David Wark MLA for Murray 1857–62 had a tenuous relationship with the Newlands: his son James Keeling Wark (c. 1847–1886) married Mary Newland (1854–1942), a niece of Simpson Newland, and David Wark's wife Catherine/Catharine? née Keeling (–1859) was a sister of Ridgway William Newland's second wife Martha née Keeling (1797–1870).

(John Newland MHA for Burra Burra 1906–12 and Senator for South Australia, was not related — his birth name (later resumed) was Newlands.)

Pearce

:*A nephew, Sir George Foster Pearce KCVO (1870–1952) was a Senator for Western Australia 1901–1938

:It is not likely that James Pearce (MHA for Light 1870–1875 then Wooroora, and MLC 1877–1881) was a relative.

Price

:*John Lloyd Price (1882–1941) MHA for Port Adelaide 1915–25, MHR for Boothby 1928–1941

Playford

:*Sir Thomas Playford GCMG. (1896–1981) MLA for Murray 1933–38; MLA for Gumeracha 1938–1968; Premier 1938–65

Randell

:*John Beavis Randell (1877–1953) MHA for Murray 1921–1924

Riddoch

Rudall

:*Reginald John Rudall MHA for Barossa 1933–38; MHA for Angas 1938–44; MLC for Midland 1944–1955

Sandford

:*Sir (James) Wallace Sandford MLC 1938–56

Shannon

:*Howard Huntley Shannon (1892–1976) MHA for Murray 1933–38; MHA for Onkaparinga 1938–68.

Solomon

  • Emanuel Solomon (1800–1873) MLA for West Adelaide 1862–65; MLC 1867–71. His oldest brother Moss Solomon (c. 1796–1849) was father of Judah Moss Solomon

:*Judah Moss Solomon (1818–1880) (nephew) MLA for City of Adelaide 1858–60; MLC 1861–66; MLA for West Adelaide 1871–1875; Mayor of Adelaide 1869–1871.

::*Vaiben Louis Solomon (1853–1908) MLA for Northern Territory 1890–1901, 1905–08; MHR for the Division of South Australia 1901–03. He was Premier in 1899 for seven days.

Saul Solomon (1836–1929) MLA for East Torrens 1887–90, when he defeated Thomas Playford, was not a close relation.

Stirling

:*Sir Edward Charles Stirling (1848–1917) MHA for North Adelaide 1884–87

:*Sir John Lancelot Stirling C.M.G. (1849–1932) MHA for Mount Barker 1881–87; MLC (Southern district) 1891–32

Stow

Vardon

:*Edward Charles Vardon MHA for Sturt 1918–21, 1924–30; Australian Senate 1921–23

Venning

:*Ivan Howard Venning MHA for Custance 1990–97; MHA for Schubert 1997–2014.

Verran

  • John Verran (1856–1932) MHA for Wallaroo from 1901–1918, First Labor Premier of South Australia 1910–1912

:*John Stanley "Stan" Verran (1883–1952) MHA for Port Adelaide 1918–1924, 1925–1927

von Doussa

Brothers

Weatherill

:*Jay Weatherill (1964– ) MHA for Cheltenham 2002–

White

:*A nephew (James) Wharton White (c. 1855–1930) MHA for Light 1890–96

:*A niece Lilla Rebecca Wharton White (1858–1934) married Edward Keane (1844–1904), a Western Australian MLA and MLC.

Williams

:*John Williams (1824–1890) MLA for Barossa 1864–1865 and for Flinders 1865–1868 and 1875–1878

Wilson

  • Sir Keith Wilson (1900–1987) Senator for South Australia 1938–1944 and MHR for Sturt 1949–1954, 1955–1966

:*Ian Wilson (1932–2013) MHR for Sturt 1966–69, 1972–93.
Ian was great-grandson of Sir John Langdon Bonython MHR for South Australia 1901–06 and a great-great grandson of Sir John Cox Bray KCMG JP (1842–1894), MHA for East Adelaide 1871–92 and Premier of South Australia 1881–84.

Wright

:*Michael Wright MHA for Lee 1997–2014.

Young

:*Harry Dove Young MLC 1927–1941

Sources

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110312023915/http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf Parliament of South Australia – Statistical Record]
  • {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5211167 |title=Father and Son as Ministers |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=23 December 1909 |accessdate=13 October 2014 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
  • {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54863387 |title=Father and Son |newspaper=The Register |location=Adelaide |date=27 August 1926 |accessdate=19 October 2013 |page=16 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
  • {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41650959 |title=Out Among the People |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=13 February 1940 |accessdate=17 November 2014 |page=17 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

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