Noel Stirling Austin Arnold Wallinger (March 12, 1865 – March 4, 1948) was an English

England

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-born miner, civil servant and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. He represented Cranbrook

Cranbrook (electoral district)

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 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1922 to 1928 as a Conservative

British Columbia Conservative Party

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He was born in London

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, the son of James Nasmyth Wallinger and Marian Collier, and was educated at the King's College School

King's College School

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 in London and the Royal Agricultural College

Royal Agricultural College

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. Wallinger came to Canada in 1884. In 1895, he married Jessie Ariel Beale. He served as government agent and gold commissioner from 1914 to 1922. Wallinger was first elected to the assembly in a 1922 by-election held after James Horace King

James Horace King

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 resigned to run for a federal seat. He was defeated by Frank Mitchell MacPherson when he ran for reelection in 1928. Wallinger died in Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia

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at the age of 82.