WALTER, John (1818-1894), of 68 Russell Square, Mdx. and Bear Wood, Wokingham, Berks.
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Proprietor of The Times for over half a century, Walter sat for Nottingham as a ‘Liberal-Conservative’ and later represented Berkshire. Throughout his parliamentary career, he sought to establish a distinction between his dual roles as a newspaper owner and MP, but his denial that he had any responsibility for editorial opinion failed to convince his political critics.
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