Walter Clough

Walter Owen Clough (15 September 1846 – 17 April 1922)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.

Clough was born in Huddersfield Yorkshire[2] on 15 September 1846.

He was elected at the 1892 general election as a Member of Parliament for Portsmouth. Portsmouth's two MPs (one Liberal Unionist and one Conservative) had not stood for re-election, and Clough was one of the two Liberals elected to replace them.[3]

He was re-elected in 1895, but did not serve a full term, and resigned his seat[3] on 23 April 1900 by the technical device of accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead, a notional "office of profit under The Crown".[4] The by-election for his seat was held on 3 May 1900, and won by the Liberal candidate Thomas Bramsdon.[3]

In the 1901 Census of London Clough is listed as a 54-year old Chartered Accountant & Auditor Magistrate and D L of the City of London living at Manor House, Upper Richmond Road, Barnes, Surrey with his wife Hannah and two sons.[5]

Clough died in the Kingston Registration district [6] on the 17 April 1922.

References

  1. ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons page. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Pcommons2.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 
  2. ^ General Register Office index of births registered in October, November and December, 1846 - Name: Clough, Walter Owen District: Huddersfield Volume: 22 Page: 335.
  3. ^ a b c Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 171. ISBN 0-900178-27-2. 
  4. ^ "House of Commons debates". Hansard. 26 April 1900 vol 82 c19. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1900/apr/26/new-writ. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 
  5. ^ 1901 Census RG13/680 Folio 15, Page 21, Schedule 53: Richmond - Manor House, Upper Richmond Road, Barnes (Names and Surname: Clough, Walter O, Relation to Head of Family: Head, Condition of Marriage: M, Age last Birthday: 54, Profession or Occupation: Chartered Accountant & Auditor Magistrate D L of City of London, Where Born: Huddersfield, Yorkshire)
  6. ^ General Register Office index of deaths registered in April, May and June, 1922 - Name: Clough, Walter O Age: 75 District: Kingston, Volume: 2A Page: 560.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Samuel Wilson
Sir William Crossman		 Member of Parliament for Portsmouth
1892 – May 1900
With: Sir John Baker		 Succeeded by
Sir John Baker
Thomas Bramsdon