Fred Lindley

Fred William Lindley (6 May 1878 – )^[1] was an English carpenter, trade unionist, and Labour Party politician, sitting as MP for Rotherham from 1923 to 1931.

Early life

Lindley was born in 1878 in Parkgate^[2] near Rotherham, and went to school in Rotherham and Sheffield.^[3]

Politics

Lindley helped found the Rotherham branch of the Independent Labour Party and the Sheffield Labour Representation Committee.^[3] He was elected at the 1923 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rotherham, defeating the sitting Conservative MP Frederic Arthur Kelley. Lindley held the seat until his defeat at the 1931 general election by the Conservative George Herbert.

Work

Lindley briefly clerked for a pawnbroker, but became an apprentice joiner in 1895. He was a trade unionist with the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners from the age of 21, when he also joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP), serving on the union's national executive and as organiser of the Sheffield, Rotherham, and Barnsley district.^[4]^[3]

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
^ 1911 England Census
^ ^a ^b ^c Woodworkers, Painters & Buildingworkers Journal. 1928.
^ Woodworkers, Painters & Buildingworkers Journal. 1924.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Fred William Lindley

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Frederic Kelley	Member of Parliament for Rotherham 1923 – 1931	Succeeded by George Herbert

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)

[1911census-2] 1911 England Census

[j1928-3] Woodworkers, Painters & Buildingworkers Journal. 1928.

[4] Woodworkers, Painters & Buildingworkers Journal. 1924.

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