Background
Waterhouse was the son of John Waterhouse of Wellhead and his wife Grace Elizabeth Rawson, daughter of John Rawson of Stoney Royd, near Halifax.
Waterhouse was the son of John Waterhouse of Wellhead and his wife Grace Elizabeth Rawson, daughter of John Rawson of Stoney Royd, near Halifax.
He was a director of the Great Northern Railway. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant for Yorkshire and a Justice of the Peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire and a major in the 2nd West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry. In January 1860 Waterhouse stood unsuccessfully for parliament at a by-election in Pontefract.
Waterhouse died at the age of 65.
Waterhouse married Charlotte Lydia Edwards, daughter of Henry Lees Edwards of Pye Nest in 1840. Her brother Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet was Member of Parliament for Beverley.
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He was elected unopposed as a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Pontefract at a by-election in August 1863 and held the seat until he stood down from the Commons at the 1880 general election.