| George WalshOBE | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Tauranga | |
| In office 1 September 1951 – 25 November 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Doidge |
| Succeeded by | Keith Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1899-11-22)22 November 1899 Foxton, New Zealand |
| Died | 15 May 1979(1979-05-15) (aged 79) |
| Political party | National |
| Occupation | Farmer |
George Augustus Walsh OBE (22 November 1899 – 15 May 1979) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–1954 | 30th | Tauranga | National | ||
| 1954–1957 | 31st | Tauranga | National | ||
| 1957–1960 | 32nd | Tauranga | National | ||
| 1960–1963 | 33rd | Tauranga | National | ||
| 1963–1966 | 34th | Tauranga | National | ||
| 1966–1969 | 35th | Tauranga | National | ||
| 1969–1972 | 36th | Tauranga | National | ||
He was the oldest of six children of Gemima Howan and Augustus Walsh, who got married at Foxton around 1894. He was educated at Foxton Primary School, Palmerston North Boys' High School and Wellington Technical College. He then became a farmer in Waikato and became involved with Federated Farmers. He was chairman of the meat and wool section and also on the executive of Federated Farmers from 1941 to 1957.
He joined the National Party and was on the party's dominion council and executive and Waikato divisional chairman from 1946 to 1951 before being selected as a parliamentary candidate. He represented the Tauranga electorate from the 1951 election to 1972, when he retired. At the 17 October 1962 meeting of the New Zealand Parliament's External Affairs Select Committee, Walsh was elected to chair the committee, on the motion of Defence Minister, Dean Eyre.
Honours and awards
In 1953, Walsh was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. He was appointed an Officier of the Order of the British Empire, for services to politics, in the 1973 New Year Honours.
Notes
- "Walsh / Howan Wedding". Foxton Historical Society. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 349.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) . New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- Archives New Zealand, ABHS 950 W4627 1409/ 56/2/3 pt. 2. New Zealand Affairs: Foreign Policy - Foreign Affairs Committee - Minutes Meetings External Affairs Committee 1962-68 (R22475654).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- "No. 45861". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 1 January 1973. p. 34.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
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| Preceded byFrederick Doidge | Member of Parliament for Tauranga 1951–1972 |
Succeeded byKeith Allen |
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