- Playford family
The Playford family has played a significant role in the
South Australia n andAustralia n political and social sphere since the early days of European settlement.
*Thomas Playford Senior, an ex-soldier who fought at theBattle of Waterloo , was a fieryBaptist minister who arrived inAdelaide in1844 and, disgusted by the wickedness of the inhabitants, founded a new church called, simply, ‘The Christian Church’. [Glover, Gareth - Ed (2006). "A Life Guardsman in Spain, France and At Waterloo, the memoirs of Sergeant Major Thomas Playford 2nd Life Guards 1810-30". Ken Trotman Publishing. ISBN 1-905074-46-8.]
*Thomas Playford II served as Premier of South Australia from1887 to1889 and1890 to1892 , as well as a Senator in the newly formed Commonwealth of Australia (a name he coined), including a stint as the Federal Minister for Defence.*Thomas Playford III was a well known local farmer and Adelaide identity.
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Thomas Playford IV was Premier of South Australia from 1938 to 1965; the longest serving elected national or regional leader in theCommonwealth of Nations . [Cockburn, Stewart (1991). "Playford: Benevolent Despot". Axiom Publishing. ISBN 0-9594-1644-7]
*Thomas Playford V is a Baptist minister who ran at the 2002 South Australian state election for the seat of Kavel under the banner of "Independent for Integrity in Parliament", polling 19%. He ran as aFamily First candidate for the same seat at the 2006 election, polling 15% of the vote.References
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