About Walter Symes
Lived 1852 – 1914 (aged 61–62). Walter Symes was a New Zealand politician.
Walter Symes (1852 – 14 October 1914) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Biography
Early life Walter Symes was born in Taranaki in 1852. He came from a rural background, with his parents (who were English immigrants) farming land at Mangorei at the outbreak of the New Zealand Wars. He lived in New Plymouth for some many years and it was there where he received his education in a school on the present site of Wesley Hall. He later moved to Wanganui.
Death Symes died in Hamilton on 14 October 1914, aged 63, He was survived by his wife and children.
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New Zealand politician
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Walter Symes was born in 1852 in Taranaki Region.
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Walter Symes died on 14 October 1914 in Hamilton.
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Walter Symes was a politician.
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Walter Symes was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Walter Symes. https://biography.guide/walter-symes/
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