Walter Angus Bethune Gellibrand (17 October 1832 – 5 November 1909) was a politician in colonial

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from 1884 to 1889. Gellibrand was born in

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(later renamed Tasmania), brother of Thomas and William who both became members of the

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. Walter Gellibrand was elected to the

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for Derwent on 8 December 1871. Gellibrand was also a member of the Fisheries Board. Gellibrand was President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1 July 1884 to 9 July 1889. He left the Parliament on 7 May 1901 after losing his bid to be re-elected. Gellibrand died in Hobart, Tasmania on 5 November 1909.

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