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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.
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