Walter Waring (Liberal politician)

For other people named Walter Waring, see Walter Waring (disambiguation).

Walter Waring

Walter Waring JP DL (1876 – 16 November 1930) was a British politician

The son of Charles Waring, Liberal Member of Parliament for Poole, and Eliza, daughter of Sir George Denys Bt., of Draycott, Yorkshire, he was educated at Eton.

Military

He joined the 1st Life Guards in 1897, and served in the Second Boer War 1899-1900 (for which he was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal and six clasps, and was mentioned in despatches). He was promoted to the rank of Captain in 1904. He served in the Yeomanry during World War I in France and Macedonia, 1915–1917, and in the Naval Intelligence Division during 1918 (and was awarded the Legion of Honour).

He was Master of the Horse to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1906-1907.

Political

Waring was unsuccessful Liberal candidate in Wigtonshire in 1906, and sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for Banffshire from 1907–1918, and as Coalition Liberal for Blaydon from 1918–1922, and National Liberal for Berwick and Haddington

General Election 1922: Berwick and Haddington ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	National Liberal	Walter Waring	6,342
	Labour	Robert Spence	5,842
	Liberal	William Henderson Pringle	4,422
	Independent Liberal	John Deans Hope	3,300
Majority
Turnout
	National Liberal hold		Swing

from 1922–1923, when he lost the seat. He was the Municipal Reform (Conservative) member of London County Council for East Lewisham from 1925 to 1928. He later contested Wallsend as a Conservative in 1929.

He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries in 1909-1910 and to the Secretary of State for War, 1919-1922.

Family

In 1901 he married Lady Clementine Hay CBE, only daughter of William Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale. The couple had two daughters.

References

↑ The Times, 17 November 1922

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Walter Waring

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Alexander William Black	Member of Parliament for Banffshire 1907–1918	Succeeded by Charles Coupar Barrie
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Blaydon 1918–1922	Succeeded by William Whiteley
Preceded by John Deans Hope	Member of Parliament for Berwick and Haddington 1922–1923	Succeeded by Robert Spence

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