Walter James Boston (22 April 1874 – 30 December 1968) was an Australian politician. He was born at

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, to Daniel Boston, a wheelwright and coachbuilder, and Eliza Berryman. He attended the local public school before entering the family coachmaking firm, Boston Brothers. On 14 May 1896 he married May Smith; they would have seven children. Boston was also a local agent for the

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, and in 1913 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for

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. He lost the seat in 1917. Boston died at Randwick in 1968.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boston, Walter 1874 births 1968 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Coachbuilders of Australia People from Adelong, New South Wales