Walter Church (Australian politician)

Walter Church (1829 28 February 1901) was an English-born Australian politician.

He was born in London to mariner John Foster Church and Barbara Ann George. He migrated to New South Wales around 1839 and became a custom house agent. On 1 September 1849 he married Annie Esther Stubbs, with whom he had eleven children. A second marriage on 22 April 1899 to Miriam Kate Cohen produced no children. From 1868 he worked as a grocer. In 1869 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Goldfields West, serving until his defeat in 1872. Church died in Sydney in 1901.[1]

References

  1. "Mr Walter Church (1829 - 1901)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Nicol Stenhouse
Chairman of the Balmain Municipal Council
1863 – 1864
Succeeded by
Thomas Rowntree
Preceded by
Ralph Mansfield
Chairman of the Balmain Municipal Council
1866 – 1867
Succeeded by
John Booth
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
George Thornton
Member for Goldfields West
1869 – 1872
Succeeded by
David Buchanan
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