Leonard Ewens
Leonard Ewens V.R.D., A.U.A., F.C.A. | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Walkerville | |
| In office 2 July 1966 – 5 July 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Phillipson |
| Succeeded by | Ned Scales |
| Alderman of the Walkerville Council | |
| In office 20 October 1958 – 4 July 1970 | |
| Constituency | Medindie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leonard Thomas Ewens 11 April 1910 Unley, South Australia |
| Died | 23 July 1981 (aged 71) Walkerville, Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Dawson (m. 1932; his death 1981) |
Leonard Thomas Ewens (11 April 1910 – 23 July 1981)[1][2] was a local councillor in the Town of Walkerville in Adelaide, South Australia.[3]
Ewens completed a Diploma II in Commerce at the University of Adelaide in December 1929.[4] He married Margaret Norah Dawson in February 1932.[5] Ewens served in the Australian Navy during WWII.[6] He enlisted in August 1940 and was discharged in January 1946.
Prior to joining the council, Ewens worked as a chartered accountant.[7] He was a member of the State Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants from 1946-1957. Ewens was elected to the Walkerville Council for the Medindie Ward in July 1958 (declared elected October 1958) in a supplementary election.[8] He was Chairman of the Junior Red Cross from 1955-1960 and Honourary Treasurer from 1965-1973. Ewens and his wife Margaret represented the Australian Red Cross at the international conference in Tehran in 1973.
He was mayor of the Town of Walkerville from his election in July 1966[9] to July 1969, when he retired and the 1969 council elections occurred.[10] After losing the Medindie Ward, Ewens was later elected in a supplementary election to govern the Gilbert Ward for one term (1969–70).[11] He did not re-contest the ward in the 1970 elections.
Ewens was later appointed a member of the Board of Management of the State Bank of South Australia.[12] Ewens died in July 1981 and was buried in the Enfield Memorial Cemetery.[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ RootsWeb ancestral records (L.T. Ewens)
- ↑ FindAGrave Index
- ↑ Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986, Wakefield Press, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
- ↑ Adelaide News - University Results, 2 December 1929
- ↑ [1] Adelaide News - Social Notes, 4 February 1932
- ↑ Australian Virtual War Memorial - Ewens, Leonard Thomas
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 20 October 1955
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 30 October 1958
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 6 April 1967
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 17 April 1969
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 19 June 1969
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 5 November 1970
- ↑ FindAGrave Index
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