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Walter Henry Lee

Walter Henry Lee

Surname: LEE

Given Names:Walter Henry

Title and Honours: Sir (Knight Bachelor 1920; KCMG 1922)

Qualifications:

Date and Place of Birth: 27 April 1874 - Longford, Tasmania

Date of Death: 1 June 1963 - Westbury, Tasmania

 

 

House of Assembly:30 April 1909

Electorate:Wilmot (Lyons)

Party:Anti-Socialist; Liberal (1912-19); Nationalist (1919-23); Independent (1925-28); Liberal (1928-46)

Positions Held: Opposition Leader September 1915 to April 1916; July 1934 to July 1936, Premier 15 April 1916 to 12 August 1922; 14 August 1923 to 25 October 1923; 15 March 1934 to 22 June 1934

Date of Departure:23 November 1946

Reason for Departure:Resigned.

Comments:

House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 308

House of Assembly Long Room Picture Number indicates each Member's position in the photographic record.

Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

Additional Reference Material:

A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968. Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.