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Frederick Owen Roberts PC (2 July 1876 – 23 October 1941) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Roberts worked as a compositor and became active in the Typographical Association, serving on its executive council. He was also active in the Labour Party, and served on its National Executive Committee for many years.^[1]

He was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich, defeating the sitting Conservative MP Viscount Lewisham. He held the seat until the Conservatives regained it in 1931, but was re-elected at the 1935 general election.^[1]

He was sworn as a Privy Councillor in 1924, when he was appointed as Minister of Pensions in Ramsay MacDonald's First Labour Government. He held the same post in the 1929–1931 Labour Government.^[2]

He resigned his seat on 3 April 1941, and died later that year, aged 65.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Trades Union Congress, "Obituary: Mr F. O. Roberts", Annual Report of the 1942 Trades Union Congress, pp.135-136
^ "No. 33505". The London Gazette. 11 June 1929.

References

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Historical list of MPs: W
List of Privy Councillors

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Roberts
Portraits of Frederick Owen Roberts at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Viscount Lewisham	Member of Parliament for West Bromwich 1918–1931	Succeeded by Alexander Ramsay
Preceded by Alexander Ramsay	Member of Parliament for West Bromwich 1935–1941	Succeeded by John Dugdale
Political offices
Preceded by George Tryon	Minister of Pensions 1924	Succeeded by George Tryon
Preceded by George Tryon	Minister of Pensions 1929–1931	Succeeded by George Tryon
Party political offices
Preceded by Robert Williams	Chair of the Labour Party 1926 – 1927	Succeeded by George Lansbury

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[obituary-1] Trades Union Congress, "Obituary: Mr F. O. Roberts", Annual Report of the 1942 Trades Union Congress, pp.135-136

[2] "No. 33505". The London Gazette. 11 June 1929.

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 '''Frederick Owen Roberts''' [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]] (2 July 1876 – 23 October 1941) was a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician in the [[United Kingdom]].
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+Roberts worked as a [[compositor]] and became active in the [[Typographical Association]], serving on its executive council.  He was also active in the Labour Party, and served on its [[National Executive Committee]] for many years.<ref name="obituary">[[Trades Union Congress]], "Obituary: Mr F. O. Roberts", ''Annual Report of the 1942 Trades Union Congress'', pp.135-136</ref>
 He was elected at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1918|1918 general election]] as [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[West Bromwich (UK Parliament constituency)|West Bromwich]], defeating the sitting [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] MP [[William Legge, 7th Earl of Dartmouth|Viscount Lewisham]].  He held the seat until the Conservatives regained it in [[United Kingdom general election, 1931|1931]], but was re-elected at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1935|1935 general election]].<ref name="obituary" />