Walter Carncross
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The Honourable Sir Walter Carncross |
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| 15th Speaker of the Legislative Council | |
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In office 1 November 1918 – 18 July 1939 |
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| Preceded by | Charles John Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Mark Fagan |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Taieri |
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In office 5 December 1890 – 25 November 1902 |
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| Preceded by | James Fulton |
| Succeeded by | Donald Reid |
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23 April 1855 Bendigo, Victoria |
| Died | 30 June 1940 (aged 88) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Sir Walter Charles Frederick Carncross (23 April 1855 – 30 June 1940) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.
Carncross was born in Bendigo, Victoria, in 1855. He came to Dunedin with his parents when he was seven years old. Carncross married a daughter of R. Johnston in 1883. He was to become a newspaper proprietor by trade, owning both the Taieri Advocate & Eltham Argus.
He represented the Taieri electorate from 1890 to 1902, when he retired. He was opposed to women's suffrage and in 1891 deliberately moved an amendment that was intended to make the bill fail in the Legislative Council. His amendment was for women to become eligible to be voted into the House of Representatives. This infuriated the suffragette Catherine Fulton, who organised a protest at the 1893 election. He served as the Liberal Party's Senior Whip in 1902, his last year in the lower house
He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 18 March 1903 by the Liberal Government, and at the expiry of his seven-year terms, he was reappointed five times; on 18 March 1910, on 17 March 1917 & 17 March 1924 by the Reform Government; 17 March 1931 by the United Government; and 16 March 1938 by the First Labour Government. His district was Taranaki, and then Eltham from 1917.
He served on the Council until his death. He was elected Chairman of Committees on 6 July 1910 and served in this role until 1 November 1918, when he became Speaker, succeeding the deceased Charles John Johnston. He remained Speaker until 18 July 1939, when he was succeeded by Labour's Mark Fagan during the time of the First Labour Government.
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