Walter Buchanan (MP) explained

Walter Buchanan
Office:	Member of Parliament for Glasgow
Term Start:	6 March 1857
Term End:	14 July 1865
Alongside:	Robert Dalglish (April 1857–1865) Alexander Hastie (March 1857–April 1857)
Predecessor:	John MacGregor Alexander Hastie
Successor:	Robert Dalglish William Graham
Birth Place:	1797
Nationality:	British
Party:	Liberal/Whig

Walter Buchanan (1797 – 1877)^[1] was a British Whig and Liberal politician.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Buchan was elected Whig MP for Glasgow at a by-election in 1857—caused by the resignation of John MacGregor—and, becoming a Liberal in 1859, held the seat until 1865 when he did not seek re-election.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rayment . Leigh . The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "G" . Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page . 2 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902140244/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Gcommons1.htm. 2 September 2018 . usurped . 29 August 2018 .
2. Book: McCaffrey . John F. . Scotland in the Nineteenth Century . 1998 . Macmillan Press . Basingstoke . 978-1-349-26828-3 . 67 . 10.1007/978-1-349-26828-3 . 2 September 2018 . .
3. News: Glasgow Election . 2 September 2018 . Ulster Gazette . 7 March 1857 . 3 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
4. News: Latest Intelligence . 2 September 2018 . Worcester Journal . 7 March 1857 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
5. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st. e-book. 503.