George Walsh (New Zealand politician)
George Walsh | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Tauranga | |
| In office 1 September 1951 – 25 November 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Doidge |
| Succeeded by | Keith Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1899 Foxton, New Zealand |
| Died | 15 May 1979 (aged 79) |
| Political party | National |
| Occupation | Farmer |
George Augustus Walsh OBE (22 November 1899 – 15 May 1979) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography[edit]
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–1954 | 30th | Tauranga | National | ||
| 1954–1957 | 31st | Tauranga | National | ||
| 1957–1960 | 32nd | Tauranga | National | ||
| 1960–1963 | 33rd | Tauranga | National | ||
| 1963–1966 | 34th | Tauranga | National | ||
| 1966–1969 | 35th | Tauranga | National | ||
| 1969–1972 | 36th | Tauranga | National | ||
He was the oldest of six children of Gemima Howan and Augustus Walsh, who got married at Foxton around 1894.[1] He was educated at Foxton Primary School, Palmerston North Boys' High School and Wellington Technical College. He then became a farmer in Waikato and became involved with Federated Farmers. He was chairman of the meat and wool section and also on the executive of Federated Farmers from 1941 to 1957.[2]
He joined the National Party and was on the party's dominion council and executive and Waikato divisional chairman from 1946 to 1951 before being selected as a parliamentary candidate.[2] He represented the Tauranga electorate from the 1951 election to 1972, when he retired.[3] At the 17 October 1962 meeting of the New Zealand Parliament's External Affairs Select Committee, Walsh was elected to chair the committee, on the motion of Defence Minister, Dean Eyre.[4]
Honours and awards[edit]
In 1953, Walsh was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[5] He was appointed an Officier of the Order of the British Empire, for services to politics, in the 1973 New Year Honours.[6]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Walsh / Howan Wedding". Foxton Historical Society. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ a b Gustafson 1986, p. 349.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ Archives New Zealand, ABHS 950 W4627 1409/ 56/2/3 pt. 2. New Zealand Affairs: Foreign Policy - Foreign Affairs Committee - Minutes Meetings External Affairs Committee 1962-68 (R22475654).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "No. 45861". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 1 January 1973. p. 34.
References[edit]
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
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