Walter Stringer

Sir Walter Stringer KC
Stringer in 1924
Born	Thomas Walter Stringer (1855-11-04)4 November 1855 Christchurch, New Zealand
Died	8 December 1944(1944-12-08) (aged 89) Christchurch, New Zealand
Alma mater	Canterbury University College
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, judge
Spouse	Ada Davies ​ ​ (m. 1882; died 1932)​

Sir Thomas Walter Stringer KC (4 November 1855 – 8 December 1944) was a New Zealand judge appointed to the King's Counsel.[1]

Thomas Walter Stringer & Ada Stringer passport application (1924)

Early life and career

Stringer was born and raised in Christchurch. He was educated at Canterbury University College and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in 1879. In 1882 he married Ada Davies.[2] He became a Crown Solicitor is 1893, based in Christchurch.[3] When the first ten appointments to the King' Counsel were made in June 1907 by Chief Justice Robert Stout, Stringer was one of two appointees from Christchurch.[4] He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1914.

Later life and death

From 1927 to 1940 he was in charge of the War Pensions Appeal Board. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1928 New Year Honours.[5] His wife, Ada Stringer, died in 1932. He died in Christchurch in 1944.

References

1. "Sir Walter Stringer". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
2. "Former Judge". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
3. "Macdonald Dictionary Record: Thomas Walter Stringer". Canterbury Museum. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
4. "King's Counsel". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
5. "New year honours". Northern Advocate. 4 January 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2021.