Walker, Harry Frederick
Personal
Birth Date:
15 April 1873 (Gympie, Queensland)
Death Date:
23 October 1950 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
William Henry Walker and Charlotte Caroline (nee Stocker)
Family:
Rosanna Martin on 17 February 1894, 3 sons, 2 daughters
Education:
One Mile State School; Monkland State and Grammar schools
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Chairman Director, Murrarie Bacon Factory; Director, Wide Bay Cooperative Dairy Co., 1906 to 1932; Farmer, Tewantin, 1920; Acquired a farm at Coles Creek, Gympie, 1903; Miner and engine-driver, Gympie, 1890
Military Service:
Served in the Boer War, 1899; Light Horse Jubilee Contingent, London, 1897
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | OPP | Wide Bay | 18 May 1907 | 5 Feb 1908 | |
| Assembly | MIN | Cooroora | 27 Apr 1912 | 22 May 1915 | |
| Assembly | LIB | Cooroora | 22 May 1915 | 16 Mar 1918 | |
| Assembly | NAT | Cooroora | 16 Mar 1918 | 9 Oct 1920 | |
| Assembly | CNC | Cooroora | 9 Oct 1920 | 12 May 1923 | |
| Assembly | CP | Cooroora | 12 May 1923 | 8 May 1926 | |
| Assembly | CPNP | Cooroora | 8 May 1926 | 2 Apr 1938 | |
| Assembly | CP | Cooroora | 2 Apr 1938 | 29 Mar 1941 | |
| Assembly | MIN | Wide Bay | 5 Feb 1908 | 27 Apr 1912 | |
| Assembly | CP | Cooroora | 29 Mar 1941 | 3 May 1947 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary for Agriculture and Stock | 2 May 1929 | 17 Jun 1932 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Queensland Representative, Australian Butter Board. Freemason. Mr Walker was a member of parliament for almost 40 years. He changed party at nearly every election and was a member of six different parties during his parliamentary representation. Mr Walker was given a state funeral on 24 Oct 1950 at St Peter's Church, Gympie
Sources:
Image sourced from Lack, Clem, Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960 (Brisbane: Government Printer, 1962); Queensland Parliamentary Debates, Motion of Condolence, First session of the 32nd Parliament, Vol. 199, 24 Oct 1950, pp. 797-798 (Brisbane, Qld: Government Printer); Queensland Government Gazette, Vol. CLXXV, No. 119, 23 Oct 1950, pp. 1765-1766 (Brisbane, Qld: Government Printer); Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982); Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 18 July 2017]