Fred Maddison

Frederick Maddison JP (17 August 1856 – 12 March 1937) was a British trade unionist leader and Liberal politician.

Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, Maddison studied at Adelaide Street Wesleyan School, Kingston upon Hull.

[4] Maddison was not a man of independent financial means and was seeking to represent working class constituencies which were not in a position to bank roll a candidate at election time.

Dod's Parliamentary Companion in 1907 described him as a Radical, in favour of Old Age Pensions, Taxation of Land Values and Reform of the House of Lords.

[6] In June 1908 the Lib-Lab trade union group of MPs debated their relationship with the Labour Party at future elections.