Fred Silvester
Fred Silvester | |
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| Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington | |
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In office 28 February 1974 – 18 May 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Robert Cary |
| Succeeded by | Keith Bradley |
| Member of Parliament for Walthamstow West | |
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In office 21 September 1967 – 29 May 1970 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Redhead |
| Succeeded by | Eric Deakins |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Frederick John Silvester
20 September 1933 |
| Political party | Conservative |
Frederick John Silvester (born 20 September 1933) is a retired British Conservative Party politician.
Silvester contested the Walthamstow West parliamentary constituency in 1966; he was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) at the Walthamstow West by-election in 1967, but lost the seat at the 1970 general election. He was returned to Parliament at the February 1974 general election as MP for Manchester Withington, and held that seat but he was defeated at the 1987 general election by Labour's Keith Bradley.
Silvester is a major character in the play This House which depicts the 1974-79 UK Parliaments.