Ralph Walters

Ralph Walters (c. 1800 – 20 April 1865)[1] was a British Liberal Member of Parliament.

Ralph Walters
Member of Parliament for Beverley
In office 29 April 1859 – 9 August 1859 Serving with Henry Edwards
Preceded by	Henry Edwards William Denison
Succeeded by	Henry Edwards James Walker
Personal details
Born	c. 1800
Died	20 April 1865
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal

After failing to be elected as an Independent Liberal candidate at Gateshead in 1852,[2][3] Walters was elected Liberal MP for Beverley at the 1859 general election. However, just four months after his election, he was unseated due to bribery during campaigning.[4][5][6][7]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
2. "Dinner to Ralph Walters, Esq. at Gateshead". Newcastle Journal. 31 July 1852. p. 8. Retrieved 10 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Election Intelligence". Morning Chronicle. 7 July 1852. pp. 2–5. Retrieved 10 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Election Committee". London Evening Standard. 10 August 1859. p. 5. Retrieved 9 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Election Committee". The Morning Post. 10 August 1859. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Election Committees—Yesterday". The Morning Chronicle. 10 August 1859. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) |format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Ralph Walters