Lancelot Walker


Lancelot Walker was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Walker was born in 1829 to Thomas and Constantia Anne Walker of Co York, England. He served in the British Army in India, although in which regiment or unit is unclear.
Walker came to New Zealand in 1856. He lived at Four Peaks, Geraldine, Canterbury, where he died.
Walker represented the electorate from the after the resignation of Augustus White to 1866, when he was defeated by George [Armstrong (New Zealand politician)|George Armstrong] by just four votes at the held on 21 February. A few days later on 2 March, he won election in the electorate, which he represented until he resigned in 1867. On 15 May 1885, he was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council, where he served until his death on 19 May 1907.