Sir Walter Kingsmill was an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n politician.

Born in Glenelg

Glenelg, South Australia

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, South Australia

South Australia

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, he was educated at St Peter's College

St Peter's College, Adelaide

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 in Adelaide and at the University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide

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 before becoming a geologist

Geology

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. Moving to Western Australia

Western Australia

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 in 1888, he became a mine manager. In 1897, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly

Western Australian Legislative Assembly

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 as the member for Pilbara. He moved to the Legislative Council

Western Australian Legislative Council

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 in 1903. He served as Minister for Public Works in 1901, Commissioner for Railways 1901-1902, Colonial Secretary 1902-1904 and 1905-1906, and Minister for Education 1902-1904 and 1905-1906. He was President of the Legislative Council 1919-1922.

In 1922, he was elected to the Australian Senate

Australian Senate

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 as a Nationalist

Nationalist Party of Australia

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 Senator for Western Australia. On 14 August 1929, he was appointed President of the Senate

President of the Australian Senate

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, serving until 30 August 1932, when he was replaced by Patrick Lynch

Patrick Lynch (Australian politician)

Patrick Joseph Lynch was an Australian politician.Lynch was born in Skeark, County Meath, Ireland and educated at Cormeen National School and Bailieborough Model School, County Cavan. He migrated to Queensland in 1886 and cut railway sleepers near Charleville and then travelled to the Croydon...

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In 1931, the Nationalist Party had become the United Australia Party

United Australia Party

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, which Kingsmill duly joined. He retired in 1934, but died on 15 January 1935 while still a Senator, necessitating the early appointment of Allan MacDonald

Allan MacDonald

Allan Nicoll MacDonald was an Australian politician and government minister.MacDonald was born at Lochee, Forfarshire, Scotland and educated at Arbroath High School. He migrated to Western Australia in 1911 and worked at Collie before moving to Perth in 1914, where he was employed as an accountant...

, who had been elected to succeed him.