Walter Plummer Explained

Sir Walter Richard Plummer (8 November 1858  - 10 December 1917) was a British politician and businessman who was Conservative MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a two-member constituency at the time.

He won the seat with another Conservative in 1900, but they lost it to Liberal and Labour candidates in 1906. He was knighted in 1904.

Sources

• The Liberal Year Book, 1907
• Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press.
• Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
• Whitaker's Almanack, 1901 to 1907 editions