1. Sir Walter Kingsmill was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1923 to 1935.
16 Facts About Walter Kingsmill
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Walter Kingsmill was President of the Senate from 1929 to 1932.
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Walter Kingsmill was the son of Jane Elizabeth and Walter Kingsmill; his father was a pastoralist.
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Walter Kingsmill graduated Bachelor of Arts from the University of Adelaide in 1883 and subsequently joined the Geological Department of South Australia.
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In 1888, Walter Kingsmill moved to Western Australia, initially settling in Perth where he represented the Victorians Football Club in two matches in the West Australian Football League during the 1888 season.
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Walter Kingsmill served as mining registrar at Marble Bar from November 1894 to October 1895 and was a member of the Pilbara Road Board.
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Walter Kingsmill was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly at the 1897 general election, representing the seat of Pilbara.
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Walter Kingsmill was initially a supporter of John Forrest's government, but by 1899 was whip for the opposition.
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On 7 May 1931, Walter Kingsmill chaired the meeting of opposition members at which the United Australia Party came into existence as a parliamentary party.
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Walter Kingsmill retired at the 1934 election, but died on 15 January 1935 while still a senator, necessitating the early appointment of Allan MacDonald.
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Walter Kingsmill married Mary Fanning in 1899, but had no children.
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Walter Kingsmill moved to Sydney after his election to the Senate and died of a coronary occlusion at his home in Elizabeth Bay on 15 January 1935, aged 70.
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Walter Kingsmill was cremated at Rookwood Cemetery and his ashes were later scattered by the senate clerk over the rose gardens at Parliament House.
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Walter Kingsmill served two terms as president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Western Australia and was voted a life member.
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Walter Kingsmill was the president of the board of Perth Zoo from 1916 to 1922 and acting director from 1916 to 1917, during which time he travelled to Singapore and the Federated Malay States to buy animals.
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Walter Kingsmill was a member of the senate of the University of Western Australia and the Kings Park board.