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Political families of South Australia

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

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Bagot

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  • 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

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

Bakewell

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Bardolph

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Basedow

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Blyth

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Brookman

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Butler

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their great-grandson and grandson respectively

Castine

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Cooke

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Corcoran

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Cowan

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

Darling

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Dashwood

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Davenport

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  • 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

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

Downer

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Main article: Downer family

Duncan

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Dunn

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

Dutton

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Main article: Dutton family of South Australia

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

Everard

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Giles

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Glyde

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

Goldsworthy

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Gordon

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Grainger

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Hall

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Hart

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Hawke

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  • 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

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Hill

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Henning

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Homburg

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Hussey

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Jelley

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  • 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

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Kingston

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Lake

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Lindsay

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

McLachlan

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Mildred

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Milne

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Morphett

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Newland

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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

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

Price

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Playford

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Randell

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Riddoch

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Rudall

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Sandford

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Shannon

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Solomon

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  • 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

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

Stirling

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Stow

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Vardon

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Venning

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Verran

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

von Doussa

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Brothers

Weatherill

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White

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Williams

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Wilson

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

Wright

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Young

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Sources

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  • Parliament of South Australia – Statistical Record
  • "Father and Son as Ministers". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 23 December 1909. p. 6. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  • "Father and Son". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 27 August 1926. p. 16. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  • "Out Among the People". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 13 February 1940. p. 17. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

See also

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