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Major Robert Bruce WALKER (1870 - 1932)

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Date of Birth: 06/11/1870
Place of Birth: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 01/07/1932
Place of Death: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Hawkesbury 25 Oct 1930 18 May 1932 1 year 6 months 24 days
Chairman of Committees 08 Nov 1927 18 May 1930 2 years 6 months 11 days
Member for Hawkesbury 08 Oct 1927 18 Sep 1930 2 years 11 months 11 days
Member for Cumberland 30 May 1925 07 Sep 1927 2 years 3 months 9 days
Chairman of Committees 26 Apr 1922 18 Apr 1925 2 years 11 months 24 days
Member for Cumberland 25 Mar 1922 18 Apr 1925 3 years 25 days
Member for Cumberland 20 Mar 1920 17 Feb 1922 1 year 10 months 29 days
Member for Hawkesbury 14 Apr 1917 18 Feb 1920 2 years 10 months 5 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 14 Apr 1917 18 May 1932 15 years 1 month 5 days
Political Party Activity
Freetrade, Liberal, Independent, Liberal 1917, joined Nationals
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (solicitor). Educated at Windsor Grammar and Cooerwell Academy, Bowenfels; employed by Commercial Banking Company of Sydney for four years, then articled to father's legal firm; admitted as a solicitor in 1899, joined father in William Walker and Sons, and later became a senior partner. Became a manager of Windsor branch Savings Bank until amalgamation with the Government Savings Bank; director of Kurrajong Savings Bank and Concrete and General Construction Limited; president of Windsor Literary Institute; vice president of Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association; president of Hawkesbury District Hospital 1910 - 1932; president of Hawkesbury Benevolent Society 1911 - 1932; noted rifle shot; Freemason.
Military Service
Joined New South Wales Lancers, 2nd Lieutenant in 1900, Australian Light Horse, Major.
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of William Walker and Henrietta Medora Cooper. Married Lucinda Isabel Rowthorn on 8 June 1895 and had issue, 4 sons. Presbyterian. Buried in Presbyterian cemetery in Windsor. His son, Ronald Bruce Walker, was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.