Frederick Albert Smithies (12 May 1929 – 24 September 2018) was a British trade unionist.
[1] Born in Lancashire, Smithies was educated at St Mary's College, Blackburn and St Mary's College, Twickenham, qualifying as a teacher.
[2] In 1976, Smithies was elected as vice-president of NASUWT, then, later in the year, as the union's assistant general secretary.
While in post, he also served on the General Council of the Trades Union Congress and the executive of the International Federation of Free Teachers' Unions.
He retired from the NASUWT in 1990, although he remained honorary treasurer of the international federation until 1993.