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{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
|honorific-suffix = [[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]], MLC
|image = William Campbell Walker, ca 1890s.jpg
|caption = William Campbell Walker, ca 1890s
|term_start = 9 July 1903
|term_end = 5 January 1904
|predecessor = [[Henry Miller (New Zealand politician)|Henry Miller]]
|successor = [[John Rigg]]
|birth_date = 1837<!-- {{birth date|1812|4|23|df=y}} -->
|birth_place = Bowlandstow, [[Midlothian]], Scotland
|death_date = 5 January 1904<!-- {{death date and age|1891|12|4|1812|4|23|df=y}} -->
|death_place = [[Christchurch]], New Zealand
|spouse =
|relations = [[Frederick de Carteret Malet]] (brother-in-law)
|party = [[New Zealand Liberal Party|Liberal Party]]
|religion =
}}
'''William Campbell Walker''', [[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] (1837 – 5 January 1904) was a New Zealand politician.
==Biography==
Walker was born in 1837, at Bowlandstow, [[Midlothian]], Scotland, the eldest son of Sir William Stuart Walker ([[Order of the Bath|KCB]]). He received his education at [[Glenalmond College|Trinity College, Glenalmond]] in [[Perthshire]] and then at [[Trinity College, Oxford]]. He graduated in 1861 and then completed a further [[Master of Arts|MA]] degree.<ref name="NZETC Walker">{{cite book |title=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District |year=1897 |url= https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d6-d3-d9.html#Cyc01Cycl-fig-Cyc01Cycl1493a |publisher=[[The Cyclopedia of New Zealand]] |author=Cyclopedia Company Limited |access-date= 15 January 2012 |location=Wellington |chapter=The Hon. William Campbell Walker}}</ref> Together with his brother, he emigrated to New Zealand and arrived in [[Lyttelton, New Zealand|Lyttelton]] on board the ''Evening Star'' in January 1862.<ref name="NZETC Walker" /><ref name="Otago Witness obit">{{cite news |title=Death of the Hon. W. C. Walker |url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=OW19040106.2.107 |access-date=14 January 2012 |work=[[Otago Witness]] |date=6 January 1904 |issue=2599 |page=46}}</ref> The brothers then owned and ran a sheep farm at [[Mount Possession]] in [[South Canterbury]].<ref name="NZETC Walker" /> When they bought the land, Walker was assigned some land in [[Riccarton, New Zealand|Riccarton]]. He later gave the land away, so that a settlement for working-class people could be established.<ref name="State Housing">{{cite web|title=State Housing |url= http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/LocalHistory/Fendalton/statehouse.asp |publisher=Christchurch City Libraries|access-date=15 January 2012|location=Christchurch}}</ref>
Walker married Margaret Wilson the daughter of Archdeacon James Wilson. They were to have five sons and one daughter.<ref name="NZETC Walker" /><ref name="Otago Witness obit" />
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|term=9th
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|party=Independent politician
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Walker was the first chairman of the Ashburton County Council from 1877 until 1893.<ref name="NZETC Walker" /> He represented the Ashburton electorate on the [[Canterbury Provincial Council]] in the 5th and 7th Council (14 June 1866 – 27 September 1867; 8 April 1874 – 31 October 1876).{{sfn|Scholefield|1950|p=196}} Walker then represented the [[Ashburton (New Zealand electorate)|Ashburton electorate]] in Parliament from {{NZ election link year|1884}} to 1890, when he was defeated.{{sfn|Scholefield|1950|p=145}} He was appointed to the [[New Zealand Legislative Council|Legislative Council]] by the [[Liberal Government of New Zealand|Liberal Government]] on 15 October 1892. He was reappointed on 15 October 1899.{{sfn|Scholefield|1950|p=87}} He was a member of the Executive Council (20 February 1896 – 23 June 1903), Minister of Immigration (2 March 1896 – 20 June 1903) and [[Minister of Education (New Zealand)|Minister of Education]] (11 March 1896 – 20 June 1903).{{sfn|Scholefield|1950|p=41}} While he was a minister, he mostly lived in Wellington.<ref name="Otago Witness obit" /> He was created a [[Order of St Michael and St George|Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (CMG) in June 1901, on the occasion of the visit of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later [[King George V]] and [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]]) to New Zealand.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27325 |date=21 June 1901 |page=4182}}</ref>
Walker ended his career as the [[Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council|Speaker of the Legislative Council]] from 9 July 1903 until his death.{{sfn|Scholefield|1950|p=88}}
He was a member of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College. As a member of the cabinet, he was instrumental in passing the act that provided for the separation of the [[Lincoln University (New Zealand)|Agricultural College]] from the [[University of Canterbury|college proper]].<ref name="NZETC Walker" /> He was a member of the Land Board of Canterbury from 1891 until 1896.<ref name="NZETC Walker" />
Walker died on 5 January 1904 and was buried three days later at [[Sydenham Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Result Detail |url= http://librarydata.christchurch.org.nz/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=3698 |publisher=Christchurch City Council|access-date=14 January 2012}}</ref> He was survived by his wife and his six children.<ref name="Otago Witness obit" />
==Notes==
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==References==
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*{{Cite book |author-link = Guy Scholefield | last = Scholefield | first= Guy | title = New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 | edition = 3rd | orig-year= 1913 | year = 1950 |publisher = Govt. Printer |location = Wellington}}
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