Walter Kingsmill
Sir Walter Kingsmill | |
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President of the Senate | |
In office 14 August 1929 – 30 August 1932 | |
Preceded by | John Newlands |
Succeeded by | Patrick Lynch |
Senator for Western Australia | |
In office 1 July 1923 – 15 January 1935 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Glenelg, South Australia, Australia | 10 April 1864
Died | 15 January 1935 Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 70)
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Nationalist (1923–31) UAP (1931–35) |
Spouse(s) | Mary Agatha Fanning (m. 1899) |
Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
Occupation | Mine manager |
Sir Walter Kingsmill (10 April 1864 – 15 January 1935) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1923 to 1935. He was President of the Senate from 1929 to 1932.
Early life[]
Born in Glenelg, South Australia, he was educated at St Peter's College in Adelaide and at the University of Adelaide before becoming a geologist. Moving to Western Australia in 1888, he became a mine manager. While in Perth, he represented the Victorians Football Club (later West Perth) in two matches in the West Australian Football League during the 1888 season.[1]
Western Australian politics[]
In 1897, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the member for Pilbara. He moved to the Legislative Council in 1903. He served as Minister for Public Works in 1901, Commissioner for Railways 1901–1902, Colonial Secretary 1902–1904 and 1905–1906, and Minister for Education 1902–1904 and 1905–1906. He was President of the Legislative Council 1919–1922.
Federal politics[]
In 1922, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for Western Australia. On 14 August 1929, he was elected President of the Senate, serving until 30 August 1932, when he was replaced by Patrick Lynch.
On 7 May 1931, Kingsmill chaired the meeting of opposition members at which the United Australia Party came into existence as a parliamentary party.[2] He retired at the 1934 election, but died on 15 January 1935 while still a senator, necessitating the early appointment of Allan MacDonald (who had been elected to succeed him).[3]
References[]
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- ^ "Footballers in the House" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "UNITED PARTY". Hobart Mercury. 8 May 1931.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
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