Walter Hendricks

Walter Hendricks (February 9, 1897 – June 17, 1982) was an American-born car dealer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Nelson-Creston in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1949 to 1952 as a Liberal.

He was born in Mullan, Idaho,^[1] the son of Robert Hendricks and Elizabeth Ann Thatcher. In 1917, Hendricks married Vera Evelyn McKinley. He was a Ford and Monarch dealer and served as president of the Nelson Board of Trade. Hendricks was also president of the Nelson Kiwanis. He served overseas during World War I.^[1] Hendricks served in the assembly as a member of a Liberal-Conservative coalition. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1952.^[2] Hendricks died in Richmond at the age of 85 in 1982.^[3]