Frederick Hindle (politician, born 1848)

For other people named Frederick Hindle, see Frederick Hindle (disambiguation).

Maj. Frederick George Hindle (15 January 1848 – 1 March 1925) was a solicitor and Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom, who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Darwen constituency in Lancashire from January 1910 to December 1910.

Hindle in 1906

Background

Hindle was the son of John Hindle and Alice Chadwick. He was educated at Blackburn Grammar School. Senior Prizeman at Examination as Solicitor in 1870. In 1876 he married Helen Moulden Gillibrand. They had one son, Frederick Hindle, jun., who was also Liberal MP for Darwen.

Professional career

Hindle served 19 years as an officer in the East Lancashire Volunteers and retired with rank of Major. He practised as a solicitor in Manchester and at Darwen. From 1882 he was Clerk to Darwen Borough Justices. In 1883 he had published 'The Legal Status of Licensed Victuallers'.

Political career

Hindle was Liberal candidate for the Darwen division of Lancashire at the 1906 General Election missing out by 25 votes. He was Liberal candidate again at the January 1910 election and this time won by 211 votes. At the December election he lost by 215 votes. He was re-selected to contest Darwen for the Liberals for a general election expected to take place in 1915. However, due to the outbreak of war, the election was postponed until 1918. By then he had been replaced as Liberal candidate by his son. He did not stand for parliament again.

Electoral record

General election 1906: Darwen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Rutherford	7,792	50.1	-1.6
	Liberal	Frederick Hindle	7,767	49.9	+1.6
Majority			25	0.2	-3.2
Turnout			15,559	94.0	+2.6
Registered electors			16,544
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.6

General election January 1910: Darwen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frederick Hindle	8,639	50.6	+0.7
	Conservative	John Rutherford	8,428	49.4	−0.7
Majority			211	1.2	n/a
Turnout			17,067	96.2	+2.2
Registered electors			17,734
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+0.7

General election December 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Rutherford	8,384	50.6	+1.2
	Liberal	Frederick Hindle	8,169	49.4	-1.2
Majority			215	1.2	n/a
Turnout			16,553	93.3	-2.9
Registered electors			17,734
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+1.2

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages