[2] In 1893 he stood for the Southern District seat in the Legislative Council of South Australia but was decisively beaten by the incumbent J. H.
[3] He was Adelaide's manager for the National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand, which frequently took him to that country.
He was a man of cheerful disposition who despite his many interests, was able to fill each reliably and more than competently, and was capable of infecting others with a similar enthusiasm and confidence in a successful outcome.
[9] His organising ability and good luck were legendary; the fact of "Jack" Creswell was on a committee was practically a guarantee of success.
They had a son and four daughters: Creswell suffered an apoplectic stroke following a brain hemorrhage, and died the same day at his home in High Street, Unley Park.