Frederick Silvester

Frederick Silvester

Frederick (Fred) John Silvester (born 20 September 1933) is a British Conservative politician.

Silvester was educated at Sir George Monoux Grammar School, Walthamstow and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He became a barrister, called to the bar by Gray's Inn in 1957, and was an advertising executive. He served as a councillor on Walthamstow Borough Council 1961-64.

Silvester contested Walthamstow West in 1966.He was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) at the Walthamstow West by-election in 1967, which he lost in 1970. He was then MP for Manchester Withington from February 1974 until 1987, when he lost to Labour's Keith Bradley.

References

*"The Times Guide to the House of Commons", Times Newspapers Ltd, 1966 & 1987
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