Sir Fredric Wise (1871 – 26 January 1928) was a British politician who served as the

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Member of Parliament for

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after winning the

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. Wise served until his death in 1928, when he was succeeded in another

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by George Hamilton.

Political career

Wise ran for parliament in 1920 in a

, which was triggered after the death of the

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Member of Parliament Sir

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. He was elected with a majority of the votes cast. Wise was re-elected in the general elections of

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and

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. Wise died in 1928.

Electoral history

1920 by-election

1922 general election

1923 general election

1924 general election

References

1871 births 1928 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1918–1922 UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 People from Ilford {{Conservative-UK-MP-1870s-stub