Walter Nairn

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Walter Nairn

Member of the Australian Parliament for Perth
In office 12 October 1929 – 21 August 1943
Preceded by	Edward Mann
Succeeded by	Tom Burke
10th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
In office 20 November 1940 – 21 June 1943
Preceded by	George Bell
Succeeded by	Sol Rosevear
Personal details
Born	1879 Alberton, Victoria, Australia
Died	12 December 1958(1958-12-12) (aged 79) Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Nationalist (1929–31) UAP (1931–43)

Walter Maxwell Nairn (1879^[1] – 12 December 1958) was a Nationalist and United Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1929 to 1943, representing the Division of Perth, Western Australia. He was with the Nationalist Party from 1929 to 1931 and spent the remainder of his term with the United Australia Party.^[2]

He was the Speaker of the House from 1940 to 1943. He was defeated at the 1943 election.

References

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by George Bell	Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives 1940–1943	Succeeded by Sol Rosevear
Preceded by Edward Mann	Member for Perth 1929–1943	Succeeded by Tom Burke

v t e Speakers of the Australian House of Representatives

Holder Salmon McDonald Johnson Watt Groom Makin Mackay Bell Nairn Rosevear Cameron McLeay Aston Cope Scholes Snedden Jenkins, Sr. Child McLeay Martin Halverson Sinclair Andrew Hawker Jenkins, Jr. Slipper Burke Bishop

Authority control	VIAF: 93409842

Persondata
Name	Nairn, Walter Maxwell
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	1879
Place of birth	Alberton, Victoria, Australia
Date of death	12 December 1958
Place of death	Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia

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