Frederick John Silvester (born 20 September 1933)[1] is a retired British Conservative Party politician.
Fred Silvester | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 18 May 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert Cary |
| Succeeded by | Keith Bradley |
| Member of Parliament for Walthamstow West | |
| In office 21 September 1967 – 29 May 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Redhead |
| Succeeded by | Eric Deakins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick John Silvester 20 September 1933 |
| Political party | Conservative |
The son of William Thomas Silvester and Kathleen Gertrude (née Jones), Silvester was educated at Sir George Monoux Grammar School, Walthamstow, and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he achieved a first class in Part I of the history tripos and a lower second in Part II of the law tripos, graduating in 1954.[2][3][4] He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1957, and became a Conservative member of Walthamstow Borough Council four years later.[4] Having contested the Walthamstow West parliamentary constituency in 1966, Silvester was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) at the Walthamstow West by-election in 1967,[1] but lost the seat at the 1970 general election.[5] He was returned to Parliament at the February 1974 general election as MP for Manchester Withington,[6] and held that seat[7] but he was defeated at the 1987 general election by Labour's Keith Bradley.[8]
As an Opposition Whip during Harold Wilson's second government (1974–76),[4] Silvester is a major character in James Graham's play This House.
References
edit- ^ a b "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "W", part 1". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ 'Tripos Results at Cambridge', The Times Educational Supplement, 26 June 1953, p. 586.
- ^ "Examinations at Cambridge", The Times, 23 June 1954, p. 4.
- ^ a b c "SILVESTER, Frederick John". Who's Who. Vol. 2024 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "UK General Election results 1970". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results February 1974". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "W", part 4". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results 1987". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
Sources
edit- The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1966 & 1987
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