Constituency : Banffshire 1907-18, Blaydon 1918-22, Berwick and Haddington 1922-3
Walter took over at Banffshire following the death of Alexander Black.
Walter was the son of the former MP for Poole, Charles Waring. He was educated at Eton. He joined the army in 1897 and served with distinction in the Boer War. He became a captain in 1904. He was Master of Horse to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1906 to 1907. He stood in Wigtonshire in 1906.
Walter was PPS to the Agriculture Secretary from 199-10 and to the War Secretary from 1919 to 1922.
Walter had easy victories in Banffshire and was unopposed in December 1910.
Walter served in France and Macedonia from 1915 to 1917 then moved into naval intelligence after being wounded .He was promoted to Major.
Walter switched to Blaydon in 1918 and defeated Labour and Asquithian candidates as a Coalition Liberal.
For the 1922 election, Walter returned to Scotland to contest Berwick and Haddington where the former Coalition Liberal, John Hope had declared independence. An Asquithian also stood but in the absence of a Unionist Walter came out on top.
When the Conservatives stood in 1923 Walter was relegated to third place as Labour took the seat.
Walter joined the Conservatives himself shortly afterwards. He was an LCC councillor from 1925 to 1928 and stood for Wallsend in 1929.
He died in 1930 aged 54.
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