1072 Walter Shirley

Constituency  : Doncaster  1885-8

Walter  won  the  new  seat  of  Doncaster.

Walter  was  the  son  of  a  former  Lord  Mayor  of  Doncaster. He  was  educated  at  Rugby  and  Oxford . He  became  a  barrister  and  wrote  several  papers  on  legal  matters.  He  became  the  first  president  of  Doncaster  Rovers  FC.

Walter  was  known  as  an  advanced  Liberal. He  supported  Sunday  closing  of  public  houses , Home  Rule   and  democratic  county  councils.

Walter  resigned  his  seat  in  1888  through  ill  health  and  died  a  few  months  later  aged  36.