Stanley Charles Bevan (14 October 1901 – 19 September 1987) was a politician in the State of South Australia.

History

Bevan joined the Liquor Trades Union aged 16, later joined the Timber Workers' Union, and was its president for four years. In 1941 he was elected secretary of the South Australian branch of the

Miscellaneous Workers' Union The Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union (FMWUl commonly known as the 'Missos') was an Australian trade union from 1915 to 1992. It represented an extremely diverse and disparate range of occupations, but its core support came from workers empl ...

, and in 1947 the Federal Secretary. He was elected president of the Trades and Labor Council in 1951. In the same year, he was elected unopposed as a Labor member of the

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 South Australian House of Assembly, H ...

for Central District No. 1, following the September death of Oscar Oates. He retained the seat until May 1970.

Family

He was married and had three children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bevan, Stanley Charles Members of the South Australian Legislative Council Australian trade unionists 1901 births 1987 deaths 20th-century Australian politicians