Fred Simpson (politician)
Frederick Brown Simpson (6 November 1886 – 23 September 1939) was a British Labour Party politician.
Fred Simpson MP | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Political 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. He was a prominent trades unionist, and served as president of the Railway Clerks' Association from 1932 to 1937.
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. He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium. In the by-election for his seat the Labour candidate William Jowitt was returned unopposed.
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