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Fred Simpson
MP
Member of Parliament
for Ashton-under-Lyne
In office
14 November 1935 – 23 September 1939
Preceded byJohn Broadbent
Succeeded byWilliam Jowitt
Lord Mayor of Leeds
In office
1931
Preceded byArthur Hawkyard
Succeeded byRobert Holliday Blackburn
Personal details
Born
Frederick Brown Simpson

(1886-11-06)6 November 1886
Nottingham, England
Died23 September 1939(1939-09-23) (aged 52)
Headingley, England
CitizenshipBritish
Political partyBritish 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.

Plaque dedicated to Simpson at Golders Green Crematorium

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.

References

  • Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  1. ^ a b c Obituary: Mr F. B. Simpson M. P., The Times, 25 September 1939, p.10
  2. ^ "Lord Mayors & Aldermen of Leeds since 1626" (PDF). Leeds City Council. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Presidents of the Association". Transport Salaried Staffs' Association. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Fred Simpson (1886-1939)". Find a Grave. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne
1935–1939 		Succeeded by
Trade union offices
Preceded by President of the Railway Clerks' Association
1932–1937 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Assistant Secretary of the Railway Clerks' Association
1937–1939 		Succeeded by


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