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{{short description|British politician & solicitor (1848-1925)}}
{{Other people|Frederick Hindle}}
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{{Use British English|date=November 2016}}
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| honorific_prefix = Major
| name             = {{nowrap|Frederick George Hindle}}
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| image            = Frederick_Hindle.jpg
| caption          = Hindle in 1906
| birth_date       = {{birth date|df=y|1848|1|15}}
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| death_date       = {{death date and age|df=y|1925|3|1|1848|1|15}}
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| education        = {{nowrap|[[Blackburn Grammar School]]}}
| alma_mater       = 
| father           = {{nowrap|John Hindle}}
| mother           = Alice Chadwick
| spouse           = {{marriage|Helen Moulden Gillibrand|1876}}
| children         = 
| party            = [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]]
| relatives        = [[Frederick Hindle (politician, born 1877)|Frederick Hindle, jr.]] (son)
| office           = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Darwen (UK Parliament constituency)|Darwen]]
| term_start       = [[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|Jan 1910]]
| term_end         = [[December 1910 United Kingdom general election|Dec 1910]]
| alongside        = 
| predecessor      = [[Sir John Rutherford, 1st Baronet|John Rutherford]]
| successor        = [[Sir John Rutherford, 1st Baronet|John Rutherford]]
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| allegiance       = {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| branch           = {{army|United Kingdom}}
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| unit             = [[East Lancashire Regiment|East Lancashire Volunteers]]
| rank             = [[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]]
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Maj. '''Frederick George Hindle''' (15 January 1848 – 1 March 1925) was a solicitor and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] politician in the [[United Kingdom]], who served as [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Darwen (UK Parliament constituency)|Darwen constituency]] in [[Lancashire]] from [[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|January 1910]] to [[December 1910 United Kingdom general election|December 1910]].

==Background==
Hindle was the son of John Hindle and Alice Chadwick. He was educated at [[Blackburn Grammar School]]. Senior Prizeman at Examination as Solicitor in 1870. In 1876 he married Helen Moulden Gillibrand. They had one son, [[Frederick Hindle (politician, born 1877)|Frederick Hindle, jun.]], who was also Liberal MP for Darwen.<ref>(2007, December 01). Hindle, Frederick George, (15 Jan. 1848–1 March 1925), solicitor; Clerk to Darwen Borough Justices since 1882; MP (L) Darwen Division of Lancashire, Jan.–Dec. 1910. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 27 Mar. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-197908.</ref>

==Professional career==
Hindle served 19 years as an officer in the East Lancashire Volunteers and retired with rank of Major. He practised as a solicitor in Manchester and at Darwen. From 1882 he was Clerk to Darwen Borough Justices. In 1883 he had published 'The Legal Status of Licensed Victuallers'.<ref>(2007, December 01). Hindle, Frederick George, (15 Jan. 1848–1 March 1925), solicitor; Clerk to Darwen Borough Justices since 1882; MP (L) Darwen Division of Lancashire, Jan.–Dec. 1910. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 27 Mar. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-197908.</ref>

==Political career==
Hindle was Liberal candidate for the Darwen division of [[Lancashire]] at the 1906 General Election missing out by 25 votes. He was Liberal candidate again at the January 1910 election and this time won by 211 votes. 
At the December election he lost by 215 votes. He was re-selected to contest Darwen for the Liberals for a general election expected to take place in 1915. However, due to the outbreak of war, the election was postponed until 1918. By then he had been replaced as Liberal candidate by his son. He did not stand for parliament again.<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig</ref>

===Electoral record===
{{Election box begin|title=[[1906 United Kingdom general election|General election 1906]]: Darwen<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Sir John Rutherford, 1st Baronet|John Rutherford]]
|votes=7,792
|percentage=50.1
|change=-1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Frederick Hindle
|votes=7,767
|percentage=49.9
|change=+1.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=25
|percentage=0.2
|change=-3.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=15,559
|percentage=94.0
|change=+2.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors=16,544
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing=-1.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|General election January 1910]]: Darwen<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Frederick Hindle
|votes=8,639
|percentage=50.6
|change=+0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Sir John Rutherford, 1st Baronet|John Rutherford]]
|votes=8,428
|percentage=49.4
|change=&minus;0.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=211
|percentage=1.2
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=17,067
|percentage=96.2
|change=+2.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors=17,734
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner=Liberal Party (UK)
|loser=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing=+0.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[December 1910 United Kingdom general election|General election December 1910]]<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Sir John Rutherford, 1st Baronet|John Rutherford]]
|votes=8,384
|percentage=50.6
|change=+1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Frederick Hindle
|votes=8,169
|percentage=49.4
|change=-1.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=215
|percentage=1.2
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=16,553
|percentage=93.3
|change=-2.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors=17,734
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
|loser=Liberal Party (UK)
|swing=+1.2
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
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|title=[[Member of Parliament]] for [[Darwen (UK Parliament constituency)|Darwen]]
|years=[[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|January 1910]]–[[December 1910 United Kingdom general election|December 1910]]
|before=[[Sir John Rutherford, 1st Baronet|John Rutherford]]
|after=[[Sir John Rutherford, 1st Baronet|John Rutherford]]
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[[Category:1848 births]]
[[Category:1925 deaths]]
[[Category:Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies]]
[[Category:UK MPs 1910]]