Walter Kingsmill
Sir Walter Kingsmill | |
|---|---|
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 14 August 1929 – 30 August 1932 | |
| Preceded by | John Newlands |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Lynch |
| Senator for Western Australia | |
| In office 1 July 1923 – 15 January 1935 | |
| President of the Western Australian Legislative Council | |
| In office 31 July 1919 – 21 May 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Briggs |
| Succeeded by | Edward Wittenoom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1864 Glenelg, South Australia, Australia |
| Died | 15 January 1935 (aged 70) Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| Party | Nationalist (1923–31) UAP (1931–35) |
| Spouse |
Mary Agatha Fanning (m. 1899) |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
| Occupation | Mine manager |
Sir Walter Kingsmill (10 April 1864 – 15 January 1935) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1923 to 1935. He was President of the Senate from 1929 to 1932.
Kingsmill was born in Adelaide and became a geologist and prospector. He moved to Western Australia in 1888, participating in the Pilbara goldrush and serving as a mining registrar. Kingsmill was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly (1897–1903) and Legislative Council (1903–1922), serving as a state government minister and president of the Legislative Council (1919–1922). He transferred to the Senate at the 1922 federal election, serving two terms as a Nationalist and United Australia Party senator. Outside of politics he had a long association with the Perth Zoo.