Walter Waring (1726-1780), was a British politician who sat in the

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between 1755 and 1780. Waring was the son of Robert and Elizabeth Waring of Owlbury, Shropshire being baptised in December 1726 at

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.Shropshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1538-1812, Page 15, Reference Number: P33/A/1/4 He was educated at

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and was admitted at St. John’s College, Cambridge on 8 April 1745, aged 18. In 1755 Waring was returned as

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for

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through his residence at Owlbury. He is not known to have voted or made any speech during this Parliament. He married Hannah Ranby, daughter of John Ranby, serjeant surgeon to King George II on 18 July 1758. In 1759, he vacated his seat and arranged for Henry Grenville to take his place, in order, it seems, to raise money. Subsequently, his father in law encouraged him to stand at Bishops Castle again in 1763.

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offered to pay his expenses if he stood down as he was bound to lose, and in due course he did lose to Clive’s nephew. In 1768 Waring unsuccessfully contested

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. He inherited the estate at

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from his cousin Thomas Waring in 1769. The estate was considerable, and in 1773 he was returned unopposed as

for Coventry. He contested Coventry successfully in the

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but appears to have made little or no contribution in parliament. Waring died at the beginning of February 1780 and was buried at Groton.

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Portrait of Hannah, Daughter of John Ranby Snr c.1748–50
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Waring, Walter 1780 deaths Politicians from Shropshire People educated at Shrewsbury School Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1768–1774 British MPs 1774–1780 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Members of Parliament for Coventry 1726 births