(Peter) Rigby Wason (1797 – 24 July 1875) was a Scottish barrister and farmer, and a 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, 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.
He regained the seat at the 1841 general election, but that election was overturned on petition and he did not stand again.
Wason married Euphemia McTier. 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. Peter Cathcart Wason was Eugene's grandchild.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I"
- ^ Pawson, Eric. "Wason, John Cathcart". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) . British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 162. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- "Wason family tree 2". Retrieved 1 August 2010.
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| Preceded byRobert Dundas Charles Mackinnon |
Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1831–1835 With: James Morrison |
Succeeded byFitzroy Kelly Robert Dundas |
| Preceded byFitzroy Kelly Robert Dundas |
Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1835–1837 With: James Morrison |
Succeeded byThomas Milner Gibson Henry Tufnell |
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