Walter Carncross
| The Honourable Walter Carncross MLC |
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| 15th Speaker of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 1918–1939 |
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| Preceded by | Charles John Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Mark Fagan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1855 |
| Died | 1940 |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
Sir Walter Charles Frederick Carncross (1855 – 30 June 1940) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party. He was a newspaper proprieter (Taieri Advocate & Eltham Argus).[1]
Biography
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1890–1893 | 11th | Taieri | Liberal | |
| 1893–1896 | 12th | Taieri | Liberal | |
| 1896–1899 | 13th | Taieri | Liberal | |
| 1899–1902 | 14th | Taieri | Liberal | |
Carncross was born in Bendigo, Victoria, in 1855. He came to Dunedin with his parents when he was seven years old.
He married a daughter of R. Johnston in 1883.[2]
He represented the Taieri electorate from 1890 to 1902, when he retired.[3] He was opposed to women's suffrage and in 1891 deliberately moved an amendment that was intended to make the bill fail in the Legislative Council. His amendment was for women to become eligible to be voted into the House of Representatives. This infuriated the suffragette Catherine Fulton, who organised a protest at the 1893 election.[4]
He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 18 March 1903 by the Liberal Government, and at the expiry of his seven-year terms, he was reappointed five times; on 18 March 1910, on 17 March 1917 & 17 March 1924 by the Reform Government; 17 March 1931 by the United Government; and 16 March 1938 by the First Labour Government. His district was Taranaki, and then Eltham from 1917.
He served on the Council until his death.[5] He was elected Chairman of Committees on 6 July 1910 and served in this role until 1 November 1918,[6] when he became Speaker, succeeding the deceased Charles John Johnston. He remained Speaker until 18 July 1939, when he was succeeded by Labour's Mark Fagan during the time of the First Labour Government.[7]
Carncross was knighted in 1922.[7] In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[8] He died on 30 June 1940.[5]
Notes
- ↑ The New Zealand Liberals: The Years of Power 1891-1912 p362 by David Hamer (1988, Auckland University Press) ISBN 1-86940-014-3
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| New Zealand Parliament | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Taieri 1890–1902 |
Succeeded by Donald Reid |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Council 1910–1918 |
Succeeded by Oliver Samuel |
| Preceded by | Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council 1918–1939 |
Succeeded by Mark Fagan |
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