Rigby Wason (1797 – 24 July 1875) was a Scottish

Scottish people

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 barrister and farmer, and a Whig politician. He was Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Ipswich

Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in Suffolk

Suffolk

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 from 1831 until his defeat at the 1835 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1835

The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large...

. However, the election was declared void on petition, and he was returned to the House of Commons at the resulting by-election

By-election

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, holding the seat until he was defeated again at the 1837 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1837

The 1837 United Kingdom general election saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade....

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He regained the seat at the 1841 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1841

-Seats summary:-Whig MPs who lost their seats:*Viscount Morpeth - Chief Secretary for Ireland*Sir George Strickland, Bt*Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987...

, but that election was overturned on petition and he did not stand again.

Wason married Euphemia McTier. Their children included Cathcart Wason

Cathcart Wason

Cathcart Wason , generally known as Cathcart Wason, was a Scottish farmer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament in two countries: first in New Zealand and then in Scotland, after the failure of his colonial ventures...

 (1848–1921), a New Zealand settler who returned to Scotland and became MP for Orkney and Shetland

Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)

Orkney and Shetland is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

, and Eugene Wason

Eugene Wason

Eugene Wason was a Scottish lawyer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1885 and 1918.-Family:...

 (1846–1927), a lawyer and Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 MP. Peter Cathcart Wason

Peter Cathcart Wason

Peter Cathcart Wason was a cognitive psychologist, who worked on the psychology of reason. He made great progress in explaining why people make certain consistent mistakes in logical reasoning...

 was Eugene's grandchild.

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