William Killigrew Wait

[4] He was prominent in the movement which led to the building of a nave at the Cathedral in Bristol, and active in local causes throughout his life.

His opponent was Thomas Robinson of the Liberal Party who was subsequently elected in 1880.

The 1873 by-election was marred by accusations of corruption but an enquiry by the Electoral Commission upheld Wait's victory.

[6] Wait was converted to the cause of women's suffrage by the forced resignation of Eliza Walker Dunbar from the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.

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