Walter Massy-Greene

Sir Walter Massy-Greene
Minister for Defence
In office
21 December 1921 – 9 February 1923
Prime MinisterBilly Hughes
Preceded byGeorge Pearce
Succeeded byEric Bowden
Minister for Health
In office
10 March 1921 – 9 February 1923
Prime MinisterBilly Hughes
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byAustin Chapman
Minister for Trade and Customs
In office
17 January 1919 – 21 December 1921
Prime MinisterBilly Hughes
Preceded byWilliam Watt
Succeeded byArthur Rodgers
Senator for New South Wales
In office
1 July 1926 – 30 June 1938
In office
17 October 1923 – 13 November 1925
Preceded byEdward Millen
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Richmond
In office
13 April 1910 – 16 December 1922
Preceded byThomas Ewing
Succeeded byRoland Green
Personal details
Born
Walter Massy Greene

(1874-11-06)6 November 1874
Camberwell, Surrey, England
Died16 November 1952(1952-11-16) (aged 78)
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLiberal (1910–16)
Nationalist (1916–31)
UAP (1931–38)
Spouse
Lula Lomax
(m. 1915)
OccupationFarmer, bank officer

Sir Walter Massy-Greene KCMG (6 November 1874 – 16 November 1952) was an Australian politician and businessman. As a Liberal and Nationalist member of the House of Representatives, he became a protégé of Prime Minister Billy Hughes and was groomed as his successor. He served as Minister for Trade and Customs (1919–1921), Defence (1921–1923), and Health (1921–1923), but his prime ministerial aspirations were brought to an abrupt halt by his defeat at the 1922 federal election. Massy-Greene subsequently served two terms as a Senator for New South Wales (1923–1925, 1926–1938), but never regained his earlier influence in politics. In retirement he held numerous company directorships.