Frederick Hall (1855 - 1933)

Husband of Ann Maria (Edwards) Hall — married 1878 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 18 Apr 1933 at about age 78 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Frederick was born in 1855. He passed away in 1933.

He was a son of John and Hannah Hall. He was educated at night-school for one year, and self-taught subsequently. In 1878 he married Ann Maria Edwards, a daughter of William Edwards

At the age of 9 he started working in a coal mine. He worked at the Aldwarke Main Colliery, Rotherham. In 1878 he became a check-weighman. In the same year he became Treasurer of the Yorkshire Miners' Association.

He was the Lib-Lab candidate for the Normanton constituency of West Yorkshire at the 1905 Normanton by-election to the House of Commons, which he won.

In 1909 the Miners Federation of Great Britain instructed him and all other MPs sponsored by their local miners associations to take the Labour Party whip and seek re-election in 1910 as a Labour Party candidate, which he did.

Frederick held the seat until his death in 1933.

Sources

Primary

• https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-frederick-hall/index.html

Secondary

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Hall_(Normanton_MP)
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194062218/frederick-hall