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 Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees' Union of Australia (FLAIEU) was an Australian trade union which existed between 1910 and 1992. It represented workers employed in hospitality, catering, breweries and alcohol retailing. Formatio ...

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 (F.M.W.U.), commonly known as the 'Missos', was an Australian trade union which existed between 1915 and 1992. It represented an extremely diverse and disparate range of occupations, but its core support ...

, and in 1947 the Federal Secretary. He was elected president of the

Trades and Labor Council A labour council, trades council or industrial council is an association of labour unions or union branches in a given area. Most commonly, they represent unions in a given geographical area, whether at the district, city, region, or provincial or ...

in 1951. In the same year, he was elected unopposed as a Labor member of the South Australian Legislative Council for Central District No. 1, following the September death of

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. 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