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Frederick Low

1856 – 1917

British politician

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Lived 1856 – 1917 (aged 60). Frederick Low was a British judge and politician.

Sir Frederick Low (21 November 1856 – 4 September 1917) was an English lawyer, judge and Liberal Party politician.

Low was educated privately and at Westminster School. He qualified as a solicitor in 1878, and was called to the bar in 1890, practising on the South-Eastern Circuit and becoming an authority on local government and licensing. and became recorder of Ipswich in 1906. He was knighted in 1909.

At the 1900 general election, Low unsuccessfully contested Salisbury, and he was unsuccessful again when he contested Clapham in 1906. He won a seat on his third attempt, when he was elected at the January 1910 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Norwich. He was re-elected in December 1910, and held the seat until January 1915, when he was appointed as a Judge of the King's Bench division of the High Court.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Westminster School
Positions held
Member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Awards
Knight Bachelor
Also known as
Sir Frederick Low, Hon. Sir Frederick Low

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Frederick Low's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Frederick Low?

British politician (1856-1917)

When was Frederick Low born?

Frederick Low was born on 21 November 1856.

When did Frederick Low die?

Frederick Low died on 4 September 1917.

What was Frederick Low's occupation?

Frederick Low was a judge and politician.

What nationality was Frederick Low?

Frederick Low was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Frederick Low

· Wikidata: Q5498303

· DBpedia: Frederick Low (British politician)

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