Date of Birth: 07/01/1877
Place of Birth: Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 07/04/1960
Place of Death: Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
23 Apr 1934 |
22 Apr 1943 |
9 years |
A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Date of Election 21 November 1933. A Member before reconstitution. |
Political Party Activity
Country Party, councillor 1927 - 1933, 1937.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Grazier. Educated at Sydney Grammar School; worked on uncle Henry John Sharpe's station Green Hills, Adelong, later became a bookeeper and overseer at Ellerslie station near Adelong for eight years; managed Nulty station near Darling River and later at Nariah, Wyalong, for Sir Samuel McCaughey; purchased Corriedale stud, Glen Iris, Bethungra; director of Associated Newspapers Limited., Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Company; Union Trustee Company; F.W Williams & Company Pty Limited, Graziers' Co-operative Shearing Company., Pitt Son & Badgery Limited; chairman of Australian Sisal Kraft Company Limited and McGarvie Smith Institute; president of Graziers' Association 1925 - 1928, vice president 1928 - 1930, councillor 1918 - 1960; chairman of Australian Woolgrower' Council 1925 - 1935; director of Gundagai Pastures Protection Board; member of Commonwealth Wool Enquiry committee in 1932; Australian and Union Clubs.
Honours Received
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1927
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of George Walker, bank manager, and Fanny Elizabeth Sharpe. Married Alison Lyall Simpson at Jerilderie on 17 June 1899 and had issue, 2 daughters. Funeral with Church of England rites. Nephew of Thomas Waddell, cousin of John William Waddell.
