Lancelot Walker

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1863–1866 3rd Akaroa Independent
1866–1867 4th Ashley Independent

Lancelot Walker (26 November 1829 – 19 May 1907) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in New Zealand.[1]

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]

References

  1. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
  2. ^ a b Burke, Bernard (1970) [1891]. Burke's Colonial Gentry (2 ed.). Baltimore, Ohio: Genealogical Publishing Company. pp. 208, 209. ISBN 0-8063-0415-4.
  3. ^ "Obituary". Press. 20 May 1907.
  4. ^ "Funeral". Press. 22 May 1907.
  5. ^ "Walker". Press. 27 May 1907.
  6. ^ "Obituary". Wanganui Herald. 21 May 1907.
  7. ^ "The Press". Vol. IX. 28 February 1866. p. 2. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Local and general news". Wellington Independent. Vol. XXII, no. 2517. 11 May 1867. p. 4. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  9. ^ "Canterbury Members of the Legislative Council". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Canterbury Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia Company Limited. 1903. p. 83.
  10. ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 87.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Akaroa
1863–1866 		Succeeded by
New constituency Member of Parliament for Ashley
1866–1867 		Succeeded by


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