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New Zealand politician (1829–1907) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lancelot Walker (26 November 1829 – 19 May 1907) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in New Zealand.[1]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1863–1866 | 3rd | Akaroa | Independent | ||
1866–1867 | 4th | Ashley | Independent |
Walker was born in 1829 to Thomas and Constantia Anne Walker of Co York, England.[2] He served in the British Army in India, although in which regiment or unit is unclear.[3][4][5]
Walker came to New Zealand in 1856.[6] He lived at Four Peaks, Geraldine, Canterbury, where he died.[2]
Walker represented the Akaroa electorate from the 1863 by-election after the resignation of Augustus White to 1866, when he was defeated by George Armstrong by just four votes at the 1866 election held on 21 February.[7] A few days later on 2 March, he won election in the Ashley electorate, which he represented until he resigned in 1867.[8] On 15 May 1885, he was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council, where he served until his death on 19 May 1907.[9][10]
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