Walter Meller

Walter Meller (1819 – 10 January 1886)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

Walter Meller
Member of Parliament
for Stafford
In office
11 July 1865  13 May 1869
Serving with Henry Pochin (1868–1869)
Michael Bass (18651868)
Preceded byThomas Sidney
Thomas Salt
Succeeded byThomas Salt
Reginald Talbot
Personal details
Born1819
Died (aged 66)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

Meller was elected Conservative MP for Stafford at the 1865 general election and held the seat until 1869, when the 1868 general election result was overturned due to "corrupt practices".[2][3]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 4)
  2. "Stafford Election Petition". Manchester Times. 15 May 1869. p. 3. Retrieved 18 March 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Thomas Sidney
Thomas Salt
Member of Parliament for Stafford
1865–1869
With: Henry Pochin (1868–1869)
Michael Bass (18651868)
Succeeded by
Thomas Salt
Reginald Talbot


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