Vaughan, Crawford

Crawford Vaughan (1874-1947) was the South Australian Premier between 1915 and 1917. During his time as Premier, Vaughan implemented a number of progressive changes which affected education, women’s and worker’s rights. However, due to his pro-conscription stance, Vaughan and a number of other Labor party members broke away to form the National Labor Party (the National Patty). Vaughan went on to have a successful career in business, politics and academics before passing away in December of 1947