John Walter (politician)

John Walter
John Walter
Member of the Legislative Assembly; of Western Australia
	In office; 11 December 1903 – 28 June 1904
Preceded by	Sir James Lee-Steere
Succeeded by	Charles Layman
Constituency	Nelson
Personal details
Born	23 June 1863; Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England
Died	27 June 1944 (aged 81); Bridgetown, Western Australia

John Russell Walter (23 June 1863 – 27 June 1944) was an Australian farmer and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1903 to 1904, representing the seat of Nelson.

Walter was born in Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England. After leaving school, he lived in Canada for a period, spending two years at the Ontario Agricultural College in Toronto.[1] He migrated to Western Australia in 1887,[2] joining his older brother, William Ardagh Gardner Walter (later a well-known magistrate).[3] After a few months near Busselton, Walter acquired a property near Bridgetown, where he farmed sheep.[2] He was elected to the Nelson Road Board in 1901, and served until 1909, including as chairman for several periods. Following the death of Sir James Lee-Steere in December 1903, Walter nominated for his vacant seat of Nelson, and was elected unopposed.[4] Once in parliament, he sat as a Ministerialist (an opponent of the government of Walter James).[5] However, Walter's time in parliament was short-lived, as he did not nominate for the 1904 state election. He recontested Nelson at the 1905 election, but was unsuccessful in regaining his seat, losing to his successor, Charles Layman.[6] After leaving parliament, Walter remained active in local affairs in Bridgetown, serving as a justice of the peace and as president of the local agricultural society. He died in June 1944, aged 81.[1]

References

John Russell Walter – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
"INTERESTING HISTORY OF BRIDGETOWN PIONEERS" – The Blackwood Times (Bunbury, Western Australia), 31 December 1953.
David, Black (1990). "Walter, William Ardagh Gardner (1860–1940)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 12. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
"THE NELSON ELECTORATE." – The West Australian, 12 December 1903.
"W.A. PARLIAMENT." – Kalgoorlie Miner, 16 December 1903.
Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.

Parliament of Western Australia
Preceded by Sir James Lee-Steere	Member for Nelson 1903–1904	Succeeded by Charles Layman

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[bio-1] John Russell Walter – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

[pioneer-2] "INTERESTING HISTORY OF BRIDGETOWN PIONEERS" – The Blackwood Times (Bunbury, Western Australia), 31 December 1953.

[3] David, Black (1990). "Walter, William Ardagh Gardner (1860–1940)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 12. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

[4] "THE NELSON ELECTORATE." – The West Australian, 12 December 1903.

[5] "W.A. PARLIAMENT." – Kalgoorlie Miner, 16 December 1903.

[res-6] Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.