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Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence

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Data Last Updated: 3 May 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Also Known As

Frederick Pethick-Lawrence

Frederick William Lawrence

Born: 28 December 1871

Died: 10 September 1961

Peerages

1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence - 16 August 1945

Member of Privy Council - 1937

husband of Emmeline P Pethick-Lawrence

husband of Helen Craggs

nephew of James Clarke Lawrence

Appointments

Elections fought

3 April 1917		Aberdeen South	Independent	333	6.50
3 April 1917 Frederick Pethick-Lawrence sought election as a Peace by Negotiation candidate and was supported by the Union of Democratic Control.
15 November 1922		Islington South	Labour Party	6,634	30.34
6 December 1923		Leicester West	Labour Party	13,634	44.61
29 October 1924		Leicester West	Labour Party	16,047	51.18
30 May 1929		Leicester West	Labour Party	22,635	55.28
27 October 1931		Leicester West	Labour Party	12,923	32.51
14 November 1935		Edinburgh East	Labour Party	13,341	43.20
5 July 1945		Edinburgh East	Labour Party	19,300	56.40
16 August 1945 Elevation of Rt Hon Frederick Pethick-Lawrence to the Peerage - Baron Pethick-Lawrence.