Walter Buchanan (MP)

Walter Buchanan
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow
In office
6 March 1857 – 14 July 1865
Serving with Robert Dalglish (April 1857–1865)
Alexander Hastie (March 1857–April 1857)
Preceded by John MacGregor
Alexander Hastie
Succeeded by Robert Dalglish
William Graham
Personal details
Born 1797
Died 1877 (aged 79–80)
Nationality British
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.
  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. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "Latest Intelligence". Worcester Journal. 7 March 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  5. ↑ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 503. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John MacGregor
Alexander Hastie		 Member of Parliament for Glasgow
1857–1865
With: Robert Dalglish (April 1857–1865)
Alexander Hastie (March 1857–April 1857)		 Succeeded by
Robert Dalglish
William Graham
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