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

  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