Fred Watkins (politician)
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Frederick Charles Watkins (24 February 1883 – 31 January 1954) was a Labour Party politician in England. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1923 general election in
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. At the 1929 general election, he was elected as member of parliament (MP) for
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. He was defeated at the 1931 general election, but regained his seat in
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and served until he stood down at the 1945 general election.


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* 1883 births 1954 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Fabian Society Hackney Members of Parliament UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1935–1945 Presidents of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association English trade unionists Transport Salaried Staffs' Association-sponsored MPs {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub