About Walter Manifold
Lived 1849 – 1928 (aged 79). Walter Manifold was an Australian politician and cattle rancher.
Sir Walter Synnot Manifold (30 March 1849 – 15 November 1928 as a non-Labor, later Nationalist, member. From 1910 until 1919 he was the unofficial leader of the Legislative Council, and in 1919 was elected president. He was knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours. He retired as president in 1923 due to ill health and in early 1924 resigned his seat. He died four years later at Toorak.
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Who was Walter Manifold?
Australian politician (1849-1928)
When was Walter Manifold born?
Walter Manifold was born on 30 March 1849 in Melbourne.
When did Walter Manifold die?
Walter Manifold died on 15 November 1928 in Toorak.
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Walter Manifold was a politician and cattle rancher.
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Walter Manifold was Australian.
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