Walter Mantell | |
|---|---|
 Mantell in c.1870 | |
| 3rd Minister of Māori Affairs | |
| In office July 1861 – December 1861 | |
| Prime Minister | William Fox |
| In office December 1864 – July 1865 | |
| Prime Minister | Frederick Weld |
| Postmaster-General | |
| In office August 1862 – August 1862 | |
| Prime Minister | Alfred Domett |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wallace | |
| In office 1861–1866 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell 11 March 1820 Lewes, Sussex, England |
| Died | 7 September 1895 (aged 75) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Spouses | Mary Sarah Prince
(m. 1869; died 1873)Jane Hardwick (m. 1876) |
| Relations | Gideon Mantell (father) Mary Ann Mantell (mother) |
Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell (11 March 1820 – 7 September 1895) was a 19th-century New Zealand naturalist, politician, and land purchase commissioner. He was a founder and first secretary of the New Zealand Institute, and a collector of moa remains.
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