Mr Walter Arthur Harrex HOWARTH (1882 - 1958)

Date of Birth: 14/03/1882
Place of Birth: Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 12/07/1958
Place of Death: Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	11 Jun 1932	6 Feb 1956	23yr(s) 7mth(s) 27day(s)
Member for Maitland	11 Jun 1932	2 Apr 1935	2yr(s) 9mth(s) 23day(s)	30th (1932 - 1935)
Member for Maitland	11 May 1935	24 Feb 1938	2yr(s) 9mth(s) 14day(s)	31st (1935 - 1938)
Member for Maitland	26 Mar 1938	18 Apr 1941	3yr(s) 24day(s)	32nd (1938 - 1941)
Member for Maitland	10 May 1941	24 Apr 1944	2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s)	33rd (1941 - 1944)
Member for Maitland	27 May 1944	29 Mar 1947	2yr(s) 10mth(s) 3day(s)	34th (1944 - 1947)
Member for Maitland	3 May 1947	22 May 1950	3yr(s) 20day(s)	35th (1947 - 1950)
Member for Maitland	17 Jun 1950	14 Jan 1953	2yr(s) 6mth(s) 29day(s)	36th (1950 - 1953)
Member for Maitland	14 Feb 1953	6 Feb 1956	2yr(s) 11mth(s) 24day(s)	37th (1953 - 1956)

Political Party Activity

Liberal Party. United Australia Party. Councillor from 1937 until 1938, 1941 until 1942; whip from 1941 until 1946, deputy leader from 1946 until 1954.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Building contractor. Educated at Wagga Wagga public school; carpenter by trade; moved to Maitland in 1900, became a builder on own account in 1908; director of Maitland Starr-Bowkett Society ; helped to found Maitland Police and Citizens' Boys' Club; associated with number of sporting organisations; after retirement sponsored a Western Suburbs Progress Association

Local Government Activity

Councillor of Bolwarra Shire from 1926 until 1932. President for one term.

Personal

Son of Walter Arthur Howarth, bootmaker, and Elizabeth Ellen Peet. Married Edith Letitia Margaret Langlands on 3 February 1906 at Lidcombe and had issue, 3 daughters and 2 sons. Presbyterian. Funeral at Beresfield crematorium from Mackay Memorial Presbyterian church at Rutherford.

Additional Information

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