Fred Simpson (politician)
British Labour Party politician
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Frederick Brown Simpson (6 November 1886 – 23 September 1939) was a British Labour Party politician.
Fred Simpson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne | |
| In office 14 November 1935 – 23 September 1939 | |
| Preceded by | John Broadbent |
| Succeeded by | William Jowitt |
| Lord Mayor of Leeds | |
| In office 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Hawkyard |
| Succeeded by | Robert Holliday Blackburn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Brown Simpson 6 November 1886 Nottingham, England |
| Died | 23 September 1939 (aged 52) Headingley, England |
| Citizenship | British |
| Party | British Labour Party |
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] He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium.[4] In the by-election for his seat the Labour candidate William Jowitt was returned unopposed.
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