Date of Birth: 02/01/1889
Place of Birth: Redfern, New South Wales , Australia
Date of Death: 24/03/1973
Place of Death: Concord West, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Secretary for Public Works and Minister for Local Government |
21 Jul 1939 |
05 Aug 1939 |
16 days |
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| Member for Croydon |
26 Mar 1938 |
12 Aug 1940 |
2 years 4 months 18 days |
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| Acting Minister for Transport |
29 Mar 1937 |
25 Sep 1937 |
5 months 28 days |
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| Member for Croydon |
11 May 1935 |
24 Feb 1938 |
2 years 9 months 14 days |
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| Secretary for Public Works |
11 Feb 1935 |
21 Aug 1935 |
6 months 11 days |
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| Member for Croydon |
11 Jun 1932 |
12 Apr 1935 |
2 years 10 months 2 days |
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| Colonial Treasurer |
16 May 1932 |
13 Apr 1938 |
5 years 10 months 29 days |
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| Premier |
13 May 1932 |
05 Aug 1939 |
7 years 2 months 24 days |
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| Member for Croydon |
25 Oct 1930 |
18 May 1932 |
1 year 6 months 24 days |
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| Colonial Treasurer |
16 Apr 1929 |
03 Nov 1930 |
1 year 6 months 19 days |
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| Assistant Colonial Treasurer |
18 Oct 1927 |
15 Apr 1929 |
1 year 5 months 29 days |
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| Member for Croydon |
08 Oct 1927 |
18 Sep 1930 |
2 years 11 months 11 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
08 Oct 1927 |
12 Aug 1940 |
12 years 10 months 5 days |
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Qualifications, occupations and interests
Accountant. Educated at Fort St High; employed as clerk Sydney Municipal Council 1905, deputy town clerk Manly 1908 - 1912; joined public service as clerk in Local Government Department 1912, appointed Inspector in Public Service Board 1920, under-secretary and director of finance Treasury Department 1924; resigned after duties re-organised by Premier, J.T. Lang, 1925; Fellow of Federation Institute of Accountants; went into business as consulting accountant; Australia representative East Group Supply Council, Delhi 1941- 1942; foundation president of India League of Australia 1946; author of Planning for War and Peace 1940, The Next Year in the Pacific 1940, New Horizons: A Study of Australian-Indian Relations 1946; in early life was a Methodist lay preacher.
Honours Received
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1941
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman of Marrickville Council in 1927
Personal
Son of John Stevens, carpenter, and Sarah Barnsdale. Married on 18 Apr 1914 to Edith Lillie Anderson and had issue, l son and 2 daughters. Funeral at Pine Grove Memorial Park from Croydon Methodist church.
Additional Information
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12
