Cec Creedon


Cecil William Creedon was a politician in the State of South Australia.

History

Cecil Creedon was born in Westbury, Tasmania the eldest of four children of Cecil and Adele Creedon. He was educated at a Catholic school in Westbury.
He joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1941 and worked as a Leading Aircraftman in Laverton, Victoria throughout the Second World War.
He joined the [Australian Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)|Labor Party (South Australian Branch)|Labor Party] in 1948 and remained a member for most of his life. He married in 1946, to Jessie Green from South Australia. They settled in Gawler, South Australia, where he served as a councillor for many years and was Mayor 1972–1978.
He was elected to a Midlands district seat in the Legislative Council for the Labor Party in March 1973, and remained a member through the change to a single electorate in 1975, retiring in December 1985.

Family

Cecil W. Creedon married Jessie on 23 February 1946; they had one daughter and four sons.