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William Killigrew Wait
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William Killigrew Wait Silver

British merchant and politician

21 Dec 1826 to 13 Dec 1902

William Killigrew Wait was a British merchant and politician. Born 1826 in Westbury-on-Trym.

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Who is William Killigrew Wait?
William Killigrew Wait was a British merchant and politician. Born 1826 in Westbury-on-Trym.
What does William Killigrew Wait do?
William Killigrew Wait is known as politician, mayor, council member.
When was William Killigrew Wait born?
William Killigrew Wait was born on 1826-12-21 in Westbury-on-Trym.
Journey

Career and education

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Education Work

Offices and positions

  • member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom1874 to 1880
  • member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom1873 to 1874
  • Mayor of Bristol1869 to 1870
Public record

Public life

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Born
1826-12-21, Westbury-on-Trym
Died
1902-12-13, Clifton
Occupations
politician, mayor, council member
Also known as
William K. Wait, W. K. Wait, William Wait

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  • Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
  • Wikimedia Commons. Photo, see the file page for licence

Last rebuilt 3 Oct 2026. We may be wrong: names get matched to the wrong record, people change jobs, companies change status. What gets seen and reported gets fixed. How grades work.

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