Fred Simpson (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFred Simpson (politician)
British politician
Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1886
Place of Birth: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 23-Sep-1939
Profession: politician
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Fred Simpson (politician)
- 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.
- 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.
- In the by-election for his seat the Labour candidate William Jowitt was returned unopposed.
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