Rigby Wason

(Peter) Rigby Wason (1797 – 24 July 1875)^[1] was a Scottish barrister and farmer,^[2] 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,^[3] 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.^[3]

He regained the seat at the 1841 general election, but that election was overturned on petition and he did not stand again.^[3]

Wason married Euphemia McTier.^[2] Their children included Cathcart Wason (1848–1921), a New Zealand settler and MP who returned to Scotland and became MP for Orkney and Shetland, and Eugene Wason (1846–1927), a lawyer and Liberal MP.^[2] Peter Cathcart Wason was Eugene's grandchild.^[4]

References

↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I" ^{[self-published source]}^{[better source needed]}
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Dundas Charles Mackinnon	Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1831 – 1835 With: James Morrison	Succeeded by Fitzroy Kelly Robert Dundas
Preceded by Fitzroy Kelly Robert Dundas	Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1835 – 1837 With: James Morrison	Succeeded by Thomas Milner Gibson Henry Tufnell

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