A Catholic, Lee opposed the reading of prayers at the start of Parliament, saying that any prayer would have an inevitable bias towards one faith or another.
Lee also served on the Auckland Provincial Council, representing the Northern Division electorate in 1857 and 1858.[3] He was chairman of the initial Auckland City Council. He fell ill with a chronic liver disease and a week later, on 29 January 1887, he died from peritonitis. He was survived by his wife.[1]
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^ ab"Death of Dr. Lee". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XXIV, no. 7859. 31 January 1887. p. 5. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
walter, zealand, politician, walter, 1811, january, 1887, 19th, century, zealand, politician, biography, editnew, zealand, parliament, years, term, electorate, party1853, 1855, northern, division, independent1855, 1860, northern, division, independentlee, arri. Dr Walter Lee 1811 29 January 1887 was a 19th century New Zealand politician Biography editNew Zealand Parliament Years Term Electorate Party1853 1855 1st Northern Division Independent1855 1860 2nd Northern Division IndependentLee arrived in New Zealand in 1842 1 He represented the Northern Division a territory north of Auckland but south of Whangarei in the 1st Parliament and the 2nd Parliament serving from 1853 to 1860 when he retired 2 A Catholic Lee opposed the reading of prayers at the start of Parliament saying that any prayer would have an inevitable bias towards one faith or another Lee also served on the Auckland Provincial Council representing the Northern Division electorate in 1857 and 1858 3 He was chairman of the initial Auckland City Council He fell ill with a chronic liver disease and a week later on 29 January 1887 he died from peritonitis He was survived by his wife 1 Notes edit a b Death of Dr Lee The New Zealand Herald Vol XXIV no 7859 31 January 1887 p 5 Retrieved 11 January 2020 Scholefield 1950 p 120 Scholefield 1950 p 184 References editScholefield Guy 1950 First ed published 1913 New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840 1949 3rd ed Wellington Govt Printer New Zealand ParliamentNew constituency Member of Parliament for Northern Division1853 1860 Served alongside Thomas Forsaith Thomas Henderson Succeeded byJames O Neill nbsp This article about a New Zealand politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Lee New Zealand politician amp oldid 1177533099, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
