Born in Adelaide, he received a primary education before becoming a farm worker and apprentice printer, running his own printing business by 1871.

[2] He sat on Hindmarsh, Unley, and Adelaide City councils, and was President of the South Australian Liberal Union.

[4] The South Australian Labor Government attempted to install James O'Loghlin in the vacancy.

[5] Vardon subsequently succeeded with the High Court declaring O'Loghlin's appointment was void and ordering a supplementary election.

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