Lancelot Walker (26 November 1829 – 19 May 1907) was a 19th-century

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in New Zealand. Walker was born in 1829 to Thomas and Constantia Anne Walker of Co York, England. He served in the

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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 Augustus Edward White (1839–?) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in New Zealand. White was born in 1839. He contested the Akaroa electorate against William Sefton Moorhouse, the incumbent for the seat and Superintendent of the Provin ...

to 1866, when he was defeated by 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

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, where he served until his death on 19 May 1907.

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1829 births 1907 deaths Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates Members of the Canterbury Provincial Council Unsuccessful candidates in the 1866 New Zealand general election {{NewZealand-politician-stub