Walter Massy-Greene

The Honourable Sir Walter Massy-Greene KCMG
Minister for Defence
In office 21 December 1921 – 9 February 1923
Prime Minister	Billy Hughes
Preceded by	George Pearce
Succeeded by	Eric Bowden
Minister for Health
In office 10 March 1921 – 9 February 1923
Prime Minister	Billy Hughes
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Austin Chapman
Minister for Trade and Customs
In office 17 January 1919 – 21 December 1921
Prime Minister	Billy Hughes
Preceded by	William Watt
Succeeded by	Arthur Rodgers
Senator for New South Wales
In office 1 July 1926 – 30 June 1938
In office 17 October 1923 – 13 November 1925
Preceded by	Edward Millen
Member of the Australian Parliament for Richmond
In office 13 April 1910 – 16 December 1922
Preceded by	Thomas Ewing
Succeeded by	Roland Green
Personal details
Born	Walter Massy Greene (1874-11-06)6 November 1874 Camberwell, Surrey, England
Died	16 November 1952(1952-11-16) (aged 78) East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Liberal (1910–16) Nationalist (1916–31) UAP (1931–38)
Spouse	Lula Lomax ​ (m. 1915)​
Occupation	Farmer, 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.