Walter Essex

Sir (Richard) Walter Essex (13 January 1857 – 15 September 1941) was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.

He entered local politics in the Wandsworth area of south London.

[1][2] He held the seat until January 1910 when he was defeated by his Conservative opponent, Benjamin Bathurst.

[1][2] Their house facing Tooting Common was originally designed by C. F. A. Voysey in 1897, but when Lady Essex turned down Voysey's later revised design, the house was built by Walter Cave on lines similar to the 1897 version.

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