Fred Silvester
 |
This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (August 2008) |
Frederick John "Fred" Silvester (born 20 September 1933)[1] is a retired British Conservative Party politician.
Silvester was educated at Sir George Monoux Grammar School, Walthamstow and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.[citation needed] He became a barrister, was called to the bar by Gray's Inn in 1957, and was an advertising executive.[citation needed] He served as a councillor on Walthamstow Borough Council 1961-64.[citation needed]
Silvester contested the Walthamstow West parliamentary constituency in 1966; he was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) at the Walthamstow West by-election in 1967,[1] but lost the seat at the 1970 general election.[2] He was returned to Parliament at the February 1974 general election as MP for Manchester Withington,[3] and held that seat[4] but he was defeated at the 1987 general election by Labour's Keith Bradley.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "W", part 1". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Wcommons1.htm. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results 1970". Richard Kimber's political science resources. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge70/i20.htm. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results February 1974". Richard Kimber's political science resources. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i14.htm. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "W", part 4". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Wcommons4.htm. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results 1987". Richard Kimber's political science resources. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/i14.htm. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
[edit] Sources
- The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1966 & 1987
[edit] External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Fred Silvester
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edward Redhead |
Member of Parliament for Walthamstow West 1967–1970 |
Succeeded by Eric Deakins |
| Preceded by Sir Robert Cary, 1st Baronet |
Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington Feb 1974–1987 |
Succeeded by Keith Bradley |
 |
This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom born in the 1930s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  |
This article about an English politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1933 births
- Living people
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- Councillors in Greater London
- UK MPs 1966–1970
- UK MPs 1974
- UK MPs 1974–1979
- UK MPs 1979–1983
- UK MPs 1983–1987
- Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
- Conservative MP (UK), 1930s birth stubs
- English politician stubs
