| Walter Mantell MLC |
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| Mantell in ca 1870 | |
| 3rd Minister of Māori Affairs | |
| In office July 1861 – December 1861 |
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| Prime Minister | William Fox |
| In office December 1864 – July 1865 |
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| Prime Minister | Frederick Weld |
| Postmaster-General | |
| In office August 1862 – August 1862 |
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| Prime Minister | Alfred Domett |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wallace |
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| In office 1861 – 1866 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1820 Lewes, England |
| Died | 7 September 1895 (aged 75) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Sarah Prince (m. 1863; d. 1873) Jane Hardwick (m. 1876) |
| Relations | Gideon Mantell (father) |
Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell (11 March 1820 – 7 September 1895) was a 19th century New Zealand scientist, politician, and Land Purchase Commissioner. He was a founder and first secretary of the New Zealand Institute, and discovered and collected Moa remains.
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Mantell was born in Lewes, East Sussex, England, the son of the geologist Dr Gideon Mantell. He arrived in Wellington on the Oriental in 1840.[1]
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1861–1866 | 3rd | Wallace | Independent | |
He represented the Wallace electorate from 1861 to 1866, when he retired.[2] He was the Minister of Māori Affairs in 1861 and 1864–65, and Postmaster-General briefly in 1862.[3]
From 1866 until his death he was on the New Zealand Legislative Council.[3]
He died in Wellington on 7 September 1895.[1]
Mantell is commemorated in the names of the North Island Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli and the North Island Takahē Porphyrio mantelli.[1]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Frederick Weld |
Minister of Native Affairs 1861 1864–1865 |
Succeeded by Dillon Bell |
| Preceded by William Fox |
Succeeded by James FitzGerald |
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| Parliament of New Zealand | ||
| Preceded by Dillon Bell |
Member of Parliament for Wallace 1861–1866 Served alongside: Dillon Bell |
Succeeded by Alexander McNeil |