Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton

Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton, PC (3 August 1906 – 4 February 1984) was a British Labour Party politician and peer.

Early life Born in Salford to Joseph and Margaret Lee, he was educated at Langworthy Road School of Engineering.

He was Chairman of the Works Committee at Metropolitan-Vickers, Trafford Park, near Manchester, and of the National Committee of the Amalgamated Engineering Union from 1944 to 1945.

Political career Formerly a Member of Salford City Council, at the 1945 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament for Manchester Hulme.

When that constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election, he was elected for the Newton constituency in Lancashire, and sat for that constituency until retiring from Parliament at the February 1974 general election.