About Rigby Wason
Lived 1797 – 1875 (aged 77–78). Rigby Wason was a British politician.
(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.
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British politician
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Rigby Wason was born in 1797.
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Rigby Wason died on 24 July 1875.
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Rigby Wason was a politician.
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