Frederick Roberts (British politician)
Appearance


Frederick Owen Roberts (2 July 1876 – 23 October 1941) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Roberts worked as a
National Executive Committee for many years.[1]
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.[1]
He was sworn as a
1929–1931 Labour Government.[2]
He
resigned his seat on 3 April 1941, and died later that year, aged 65.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Trades Union Congress, "Obituary: Mr F. O. Roberts", Annual Report of the 1942 Trades Union Congress, pp. 135–136
- ^ "No. 33505". The London Gazette. 11 June 1929. p. 3857.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Roberts
- Portraits of Frederick Owen Roberts at the National Portrait Gallery, London