George Klewitz Soward

Soward's father, George Soward ( – 1894) migrated to the colony of South Australia aboard Lady Emma, arriving in October 1838. His wife Eliza Maria, in Norwood, and two daughters: Bertha in 1859 and Emma Klewitz Soward in 1862. He married one more time, on 5 February 1873, to Eliza Deans (died 3 October 1875). George Soward Snr was a timber merchant, ironmonger, Clerk of Works (1856) in the Colonial Architect's Department, and then Supervisor (1860) of Public Works. After Edward Hamilton's resignation in 1860, Soward was acting Colonial Architect for six months. ==Career as an architect==

Soward served his articles as an architect with architect Thomas English from 1877, then was taken on as his partner in the firm of English and Soward around 1880. The practice continued under this name after the death of Thomas English in 1884, with his son Joseph English (died 1927). Soward was architect to the South Australian Jockey Club, and designed several grandstands, including one at Adelaide Oval. ==Political career==

Soward had long experience as a councillor with the Glenelg Town Council, and served as mayor from 1896 to 1898. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Torrens from 3 May 1902 to 26 May 1905. ==Family==

Soward's half-sister Eliza Maria Soward married C. A. Hornabrook on 18 March 1857. Soward married Emmy Lucy Charlotte Beare on 7 April 1880 at St Barnabas Church in Clare. They had two daughters, Helen Daisy and Marjorie, and a son, Lewis Douglas. The family lived at 62 The Mall (now Moseley Street) in Glenelg. ==Other roles and activities==

Soward was an inaugural member of the South Australian Institute of Architects in 1886, resigning for a while after discovering that Joseph English (not a member of SAIA), was charging former clients of his father less than that recommended by the body. He later became a fellow, but he was apparently not a popular member owing to his "forceful views". He also wrote several works, including a novel called The Mirthful Mutineer, which was published in the ''Australian Woman's Mirror, a Sydney magazine. Maintaining a strong interest in history, his article "One Hundred Years of Building" was published in South Australian Homes and Gardens'' in 1936. ==Notable buildings==

Notable buildings designed by Soward, many of which are heritage-listed, include: • Beehive Corner • Epworth Building • Glenelg Oval Grandstand • Grandstand at Morphettville Racecourse • Queen Adelaide Club • University of Adelaide Sports Pavilion on War Memorial Drive • St Corantyn, originally "Eöthen", residence for Charles and Eliza Hornabrook ==Death and legacy==

Soward died on 21 February 1941. He was buried at St Jude's Anglican Church in Brighton. ==References==