Fred William Lindley (6 May 1878 – )[1] was an English carpenter, trade unionist, and Labour Party politician, sitting as MP for Rotherham from 1923 to 1931.
Lindley held the seat until his defeat at the 1931 general election by the Conservative George Herbert.
Lindley briefly clerked for a pawnbroker, but became an apprentice joiner in 1895.
He was a trade unionist with the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners from the age of 21, when he also joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP), serving on the union's national executive and as organiser of the Sheffield, Rotherham, and Barnsley district.
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