Fred William Lindley (6 May 1878 – ) 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''1911 England Census'' near

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, and went to school in Rotherham and Sheffield.

Politics

Lindley helped found the Rotherham branch of the Independent Labour Party and the Sheffield Labour Representation Committee. He was elected at the 1923 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for

, defeating the sitting

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MP Frederic Arthur Kelley. Lindley held the seat until his defeat at the 1931 general election by the Conservative

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Work

Lindley briefly clerked for a pawnbroker, but became an apprentice joiner in 1895. He was a trade unionist with the

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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.

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* 1878 births Year of death missing 20th-century deaths Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers-sponsored MPs People from Rotherham Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 English carpenters {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub