Summary
Harry Frederick Walker (15 April 1873 – 23 October 1950) was an Australian company director and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Harry Walker | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Wide Bay | |
| In office 18 May 1907 – 26 April 1912 | |
| Preceded by | George Lindley |
| Succeeded by | Charles Booker |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cooroora | |
| In office 27 Apr 1912 – 3 May 1947 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | David Low |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harry Frederick Walker 15 April 1873 Gympie, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 23 October 1950 (aged 77) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Gympie Cemetery |
| Political party | Country Party |
| Other political affiliations | Country and Progressive National Party, CNC, National, Liberal, Ministerial, Opposition |
| Spouse | Rosanna Martin (m.1894 d.1961) |
| Occupation | Company director |
Biography edit
Walker was born in Gympie, Queensland, to parents William Henry Walker and his wife Charlotte Caroline (née Stocker) and was educated at One Mile State School, Monkland State School and the local Grammar School.[clarification needed] He was a miner and engine-driver in 1890 and in 1897 was part of the Light Horse Jubilee Contingent in London. He fought in the Boer War and by 1906 was the chairman of the Murarrie Bacon Factory and a director of the Wide Bay Cooperative Dairy Co.
In 1903, Walker had acquired a farm at Coles Creek, Gympie and by 1920 he was a farmer at Tewantin.
On the 17 Feb 1894 he married Rosanna Martin [1] (died 1961)[2] and together had three sons and two daughters. He died in Brisbane in 1950[1] and his body was taken back to Gympie for a state funeral at St Peter's Church and burial at the Gympie Cemetery.[3][4]
Political career edit
Walker was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for almost 40 years, most of them in opposition to successive Labor governments.
He represented two different seats, the first being Wide Bay from 1907 until 1912 and the second being Cooroora from its inception in 1912 until he retired from politics in 1947. He was Secretary for Agriculture and Stock in the Moore Ministry from 1929 until 1932.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Courier-mail. Queensland, Australia. 24 October 1950. p. 16. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Gympie Cemetery Mapping Portal Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine — Gympie Cemetery Trust. Retrieved 13 March 2016.