Fred Simpson (politician)
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Fred Simpson | |
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Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne |
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In office 14 November 1935 – 23 September 1939 |
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Preceded by | John Broadbent |
Succeeded by | William Jowitt |
Lord Mayor of Leeds | |
In office 1931 |
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Preceded by | Arthur Hawkyard |
Succeeded by | Robert Holliday Blackburn |
Personal details | |
Born | Frederick Brown Simpson 6 November 1886 Nottingham, England |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Headingley, England |
Citizenship | British |
Political party | British Labour Party |
Frederick Brown Simpson (6 November 1886 – 23 September 1939) was a British Labour Party politician.
Born in Nottingham and in 1922 Simpson was elected to Leeds City Council as an alderman, and in 1931 was Lord Mayor of the city.[1][2] He was a prominent trades unionist, and served as president of the Railway Clerks' Association from 1932 to 1937.[1][3]
He was elected at the 1935 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne, defeating the Conservative MP John Broadbent by a majority of only 114 votes.
F B Simpson died suddenly while playing golf at Headingley, near Leeds in September 1939.[1] In the by-election for his seat the Labour candidate William Jowitt was returned unopposed.
References
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- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Fred Simpson
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne 1935–1939 |
Succeeded by William Jowitt |
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