About Walter Essex
Lived 1857 – 1941 (aged 84). Walter Essex was a British politician and businessperson.
Sir (Richard) Walter Essex (13 January 1857 – 15 September 1941) was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.
The eldest son of John Essex, he established the wallpaper printing business Essex & Co. He entered local politics in the Wandsworth area of south London. At the 1900 general election he was selected by the Liberal Party to contest the seat of Lambeth, Kennington, but failed to be elected. He died at his home at Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire in September 1941.
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Who was Walter Essex?
British politician (1857-1941)
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Walter Essex was born on 13 January 1857 in London.
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Walter Essex died on 15 September 1941 in Gloucester.
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Walter Essex was a politician and businessperson.
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Walter Essex was British.
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