Walter Lovell Langslow (25 October 1900 – 21 January 1973) was an Australian politician. He was born in Castlemaine to law clerk Lovell Langslow and Agnes Kirkpatrick. He attended

Geelong College , motto_translation = Thus one goes to the stars , established = , type = Independent, co-educational, day and boarding, Christian school , denomination = in association with the Unitin ...

and the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb no ...

, receiving a Bachelor of Law. He practiced as a solicitor from 1924, and from 1928 to 1940 served on Castlemaine Borough Council (mayor 1932–33, 1936–37). In 1929 he won a by-election for the

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seat of Castlemaine and Kyneton, representing the Nationalist Party, but he was defeated in the general election later that year. He served in the

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during

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. Langslow died in Castlemaine in 1973.

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