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Walter Buchanan (MP)

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Walter Buchanan
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow
In office
6 March 1857 – 14 July 1865
Preceded byJohn MacGregor
Alexander Hastie
Succeeded byRobert Dalglish
William Graham
Personal details
Born1797
Died1877 (aged 79–80)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal/Whig

Walter Buchanan (1797 – 1877)[1] was a British Whig and Liberal politician.[2][3][4]

Buchan was elected Whig MP for Glasgow at a by-election in 1857—caused by the resignation of John MacGregor—and, becoming a Liberal in 1859, held the seat until 1865 when he did not seek re-election.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (29 August 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "G"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ McCaffrey, John F. (1998). Scotland in the Nineteenth Century. Basingstoke: Macmillan Press. p. 67. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-26828-3. ISBN 978-1-349-26828-3. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Glasgow Election". Ulster Gazette. 7 March 1857. p. 3. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Latest Intelligence". Worcester Journal. 7 March 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 503. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Glasgow
18571865
With: Robert Dalglish (April 18571865)
Alexander Hastie (March 1857April 1857)
Succeeded by