Frederick Roberts (politician)
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Frederick Owen Roberts PC (2 July 1876 – 23 October 1941) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich, defeating the sitting Conservative MP Viscount Lewisham. He held the seat until the Conservatives regained it in 1931, but was re-elected at the 1935 general election.
Roberts on the far right, holding the umbrella.
He was sworn as a Privy Councillor in 1924, when he was appointed as Minister of Pensions in Ramsay MacDonald's First Labour Government. He held the same post in the 1929–1931 Labour Government.[1]
He resigned his seat on 3 April 1941, and died later that year, aged 65.
Notes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33505. p. 3857. 11 June 1929. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Historical list of MPs: W
- List of Privy Councillors
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Roberts
- Portraits of Frederick Owen Roberts at the National Portrait Gallery, London
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Viscount Lewisham |
Member of Parliament for West Bromwich 1918–1931 |
Succeeded by Alexander Ramsay |
| Preceded by Alexander Ramsay |
Member of Parliament for West Bromwich 1935–1941 |
Succeeded by John Dugdale |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by George Tryon |
Minister of Pensions 1924 |
Succeeded by George Tryon |
| Preceded by Robert Williams |
Chair of the Labour Party 1926 – 1927 |
Succeeded by George Lansbury |
| Preceded by George Tryon |
Minister of Pensions 1929–1931 |
Succeeded by George Tryon |
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