Rigby Wason

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(Peter) Rigby Wason (1797 – 24 July 1875)

Whig politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich in Suffolk from 1831 until his defeat at the 1835 general election. However, the election was declared void on petition,[3] and he was returned to the House of Commons at the resulting by-election, holding the seat until he was defeated again at the 1837 general election.[3]

He regained the seat at the 1841 general election, but that election was overturned on petition and he did not stand again.[3]

Wason married Euphemia McTier.[2] Their children included Cathcart Wason (1848–1921), a New Zealand settler and MP who returned to Scotland and became MP for Orkney and Shetland, and Eugene Wason (1846–1927), a lawyer and Liberal MP.[2] Peter Cathcart Wason was Eugene's grandchild.[4]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I"
  2. ^ a b c Pawson, Eric. "Wason, John Cathcart". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-900178-26-4
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  4. ^ "Wason family tree 2". Retrieved 1 August 2010.[permanent dead link]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Ipswich
1831–1835
With: James Morrison 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
1835–1837
With: James Morrison
 Succeeded by


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