Sir Walter Synnot Manifold (30 March 1849 – 15 November 1928[1]) was an Australian grazier and politician.
Born in Melbourne, Manifold was the son of Thomas Manifold, the pioneer grazier in the Western District, and a descendant of Sir Walter Synnot.
He was elected to the Legislative Council of Victoria for the Western Province in 1901, and held the seat until 1924,[1] as a non-Labor, later Nationalist, member.
From 1910 until 1919 he was the unofficial leader of the Legislative Council, and in 1919 was elected president.
[2] He retired as president in 1923 due to ill health and in early 1924 resigned his seat.