Frederick Seymour Cocks, (25 October 1882 – 29 May 1953) was a British Labour MP. Born in

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, Cocks was educated at Plymouth College and became a

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. He joined the

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and wrote several tracts for the party and for the

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. He stood unsuccessfully for

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at the 1923 general election. He was elected to the safe seat of Broxtowe at the 1929 general election. After

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, it was revealed that he had been placed on the ' Special Search List G.B' of prominent subjects to be arrested by the Nazis had they succeeded in invading Britain. He was the author of a biography of fellow Labour Party member E. D. Morel, ''E.D. Morel, The Man and his work''. Cocks remained as the MP for Broxtowe until his death in

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in 1953, aged 70.

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