Walter Meller

British politician, conservative MP 1865 - 1869

Walter Meller

Member of Parliament
for Stafford
In office
11 July 1865 – 13 May 1869

Serving with Henry Pochin (1868–1869)
Michael Bass (1865–1868)

Preceded by| Thomas Sidney
Thomas Salt
Succeeded by| Thomas Salt
Reginald Talbot
Personal details
Born| 1819
Died| 10 January 1886 (aged 66)
Nationality| British
Political party| Conservative

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

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]

He was married to Elizabeth Peters, and after his death she went on to marry Markham Spofforth, Principal Agent of the Conservative Party from 1859 until 1870.[4]

## References[edit]

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) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
4. ^ Feuchtwanger, E. J. (2004). "Spofforth, Markham(1825–1907)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52754. Retrieved 31 December 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

## External links[edit]

* Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Walter Meller

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 (1865–1868) | Succeeded by

Thomas Salt
Reginald Talbot

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