Walter Raine

Sir Walter Raine (1874–1938) was Conservative MP for Sunderland, at the time a two-seat constituency.[1][2][3]

He won the seat in 1922, held it in 1923 and 1924, but lost to Labour in 1929.[1][2][3]

A ferry named after him later operated across the River Wear in Sunderland.[4]

Sources
  1. "THE HOUSE OF COMMONS CONSTITUENCIES BEGINNING WITH 'S'". Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2021-05-29.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Whitaker's Almanack 1923 to 1930 editions
  3. F.W.S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results, 1918-1949
  4. "Remembering the river ferry which lasted 1,000 years". www.sunderlandecho.com.


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