William Henry Walsh (politician)
William Henry Walsh | |
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W. H. Walsh about 1860 | |
| Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 6 January 1874 – 20 July 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Forbes |
| Succeeded by | Henry King |
| Constituency | Warrego |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Leichhardt | |
| In office 15 June 1859 – 10 December 1859 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maryborough | |
| In office 1 February 1865 – 4 November 1873 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Berkeley Moreton |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warrego | |
| In office 4 November 1873 – 12 December 1878 | |
| Preceded by | Archibald Buchanan |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Stevens |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 20 February 1879 – 5 April 1888 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Henry Walsh 18 December 1823 Milton, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 5 April 1888 (aged 64) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Brown (b.1828 m.1857 d.1913) |
| Children | Kathleen Maude Walsh, Eliza Walsh, Western Walsh, Alfred Degilbo Walsh, Hilda Walsh, William Walsh & Nugent Walsh |
| Occupation | Squatter, Investor |
William Henry Walsh JP (18 December 1823 – 5 April 1888) was an Australian pioneer pastoralist or squatter and politician in early Queensland. He was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1859-1859, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1865–1878, and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council 1879–1888. He was the Queensland Minister of the Crown 1870–1873, Speaker in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 6 January 1874 to 20 July 1876.