Adams, Walter
Personal
Birth Date:
22 November 1830 (Yeovil, Somerset)
Death Date:
15 May 1892 (Sydney, New South Wales)
Parents:
George Adams and Sarah
Family:
Mary Shannon in Gayndah, Queensland on 20 March 1854, 2 sons, 6 daughters
Education:
Attended school at Somerton, Yeovil
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Arrived in Sydney in 1849; Worked as a blacksmith in Maitland, Gayndah and Maryborough; Farmed a selection 1860-69; Set up as publican and public works contractor, Bundaberg 1872; By 1877 succeeded as sugar planter and refiner
Local Government Service:
Alderman and Chairman of Works Committee, Maryborough Municipal Council, Feb 1867 to Feb 1872; Alderman, Bundaberg Municipal Council, 1881 to 1886 and Mayor 1882 to 1883
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | NONE | Mulgrave | 10 Jul 1886 | 5 May 1888 | By-election |
| Assembly | NONE | Bundaberg | 5 May 1888 | 15 May 1892 | Died in Office |
Additional Information
Notes:
President, Bundaberg Hospital Committee and Hibernian Society, School of Arts and Progress Company also Chamber of Commerce
Sources:
Photograph courtesy of Richard Connor; RL Connor and JK Connor, Bundaberg's Beginnings: The Endeavours of Its Very Early Pioneers with particular reference to Walter Adams MLA (Brisbane: Watson Ferguson & Company, 2012); Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 08 November 2016]