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British politician

Walter Buchanan
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow
In office
6 March 1857 – 14 July 1865Serving with Robert Dalglish (April 18571865)
Alexander Hastie (March 1857April 1857)
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) was a British Whig and Liberal politician.

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.

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 byJohn MacGregor
Alexander Hastie
Member of Parliament for Glasgow
18571865
With: Robert Dalglish (April 18571865)
Alexander Hastie (March 1857April 1857)
Succeeded byRobert Dalglish
William Graham


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