Bruce Walker (politician, born 1897)
(Ronald) Bruce Walker (7 December 1897 – 1981) was an Australian politician.
Early life
[edit]He was born at Windsor,[1] to Lucinda Isabel Rowthorn and (Robert) Bruce Walker, who was also a politician.[2] Ronald attended Sydney Grammar School and was admitted as a solicitor in 1925. On 19 December 1923 he married Muriel Smith, with whom he had a son. He joined the family law firm, William Walker & Son, becoming a senior partner in 1932.[1]
Member of parliament
[edit]In 1932 he succeeded his father in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the United Australia Party member for Hawkesbury.[3] He was re-elected in 1935,[4] and 1938,[5] serving until 1941.[1]
Conspiracy conviction
[edit]In August 1939 he was arrested and charged with conspiracy to defraud members of the public in connection with the Scottish Loan and Finance Company of which he was a director.[6] After a 36-day hearing in the Supreme Court in 1941,[7] in which Walker addressed the jury for 9 hours,[8] Walker and one of his co-accused, solicitor Albert Levitus, were convicted.[7] Justice Sir Percival Halse Rogers sentenced Walker to three years imprisonment and Levitus to five years imprisonment.[9] Walker was struck off the roll of solicitors in 1941.[1] He was released from prison in July 1943.[10]
Later life
[edit]Walker became an estate agent and was elected an alderman of the Windsor Council in 1945.[11] Walker died in 1981 (aged 83–84).[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Mr Ronald Bruce Walker (1897-1981)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Major Robert Bruce Walker (1870-1932)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1932 Hawkesbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1935 Hawkesbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1938 Hawkesbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Arrest of MLA". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 August 1939. p. 11. Retrieved 3 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Conspiracy verdict". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 32, 285. New South Wales, Australia. 19 June 1941. p. 8. Retrieved 3 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Conspiracy charge: Walker in box". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 May 1941. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Week to week". Windsor and Richmond Gazette. New South Wales, Australia. 27 June 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 3 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Bruce Walker released". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 July 1943. p. 7. Retrieved 3 May 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Former MLA as alderman". Truth. 1 July 1945. p. 23. Retrieved 3 May 2019 – via Trove.
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