Edward Walter
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Edward Walter was a New Zealand
politician from Taranaki. He was elected Reform Party
member of parliament for Stratford
in 1925
, but was defeated in 1928
.
He was Chairman of the Stratford County Council
from 1917 to 1925.
His grandson, David Walter
, was also Chairman of the Stratford County Council, and then Mayor of Stratford and Chairman of the Taranaki Regional Council.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
politician from Taranaki. He was elected Reform Party
New Zealand Reform Party
The Reform Party, formally the New Zealand Political Reform League, was New Zealand's second major political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party...
member of parliament for Stratford
Stratford (New Zealand electorate)
Stratford is a former Parliamentary electorate, in Taranaki, New Zealand.-Population centres:The electorate was mixed urban and rural, around the town of Stratford.-History:The electorate existed from 1908 to 1946, and from 1954 to 1978....
in 1925
New Zealand general election, 1925
The New Zealand general election of 1925 was held 4 November to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 22nd session of the New Zealand Parliament...
, but was defeated in 1928
New Zealand general election, 1928
The New Zealand general election of 1928 was held on Tuesday, 13 November in the Māori electorates, and on Wednesday, 14 November in the general electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 23rd session of the New Zealand Parliament...
.
He was Chairman of the Stratford County Council
Stratford, New Zealand
Stratford is the only town in the central Taranaki district of Stratford District, New Zealand. It lies beneath the eastern slopes of Mount Taranaki/Egmont, approximately half-way between New Plymouth and Hawera, near the geographic centre of the Taranaki region. The town has a population of...
from 1917 to 1925.
His grandson, David Walter
David Walter
David Ernest Walter is the immediate past Chairman of Taranaki Regional Council, past Chairman of Stratford County Council, and the first Mayor of Stratford District Council.-Family background:Walter was born in Douglas, Taranaki...
, was also Chairman of the Stratford County Council, and then Mayor of Stratford and Chairman of the Taranaki Regional Council.