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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other people Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Frederick Brown Simpson (6 November 1886 – 23 September 1939) was a British Labour Party politician.

Born in Nottingham and in 1922 Simpson was elected to Leeds City Council as an alderman, and in 1931 was Lord Mayor of the city.[1][2] He was a prominent trades unionist, and served as president of the Railway Clerks' Association from 1932 to 1937.[1][3]

He was elected at the 1935 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne, defeating the Conservative MP John Broadbent by a majority of only 114 votes.

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Plaque dedicated to Simpson at Golders Green Crematorium

F B Simpson died suddenly while playing golf at Headingley, near Leeds in September 1939.[1]He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium.[4]In the by-election for his seat the Labour candidate William Jowitt was returned unopposed.

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 Obituary: Mr F. B. Simpson M. P., The Times, 25 September 1939, p.10
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