Walter William Massey Explained

Walter William Massey
Birth Date:28 January 1883
Birth Place:Māngere, Auckland, New Zealand
Death Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Resting Place:Māngere Lawn Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand
Constituency Mp:Hauraki
Parliament:New Zealand
Term Start:1931
Term End:1935
Predecessor:Arthur Hall
Successor:Charles Robert Petrie
Spouse:Ruby Violet Longuet
Relatives:Jack Massey (brother)
Parents:William Massey
Christina Paul
Party:Reform

Walter William Massey (28 January 1882 – 8 November 1959)[1] was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.

He represented the Hauraki electorate from the 1931 by-election (after the death of Arthur Hall), to 1935 when he was defeated by Charles Robert Petrie of the Labour Party.[2]

He was a son of Prime Minister William Massey, and brother of Jack Massey who represented the Franklin electorate.

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walter William Massey (1883–1959) – Memorial. 2021-08-09. Find A Grave. en.
  2. Book: Scholefield, Guy . Guy Scholefield

    . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 . Guy Scholefield . 3rd . First ed. published 1913 . 1950 . Govt. Printer . Wellington . 125.

  3. News: Official jubilee medals . 6 May 1935 . CXIX . 105 . . 6 September 2015 . 4.