Constituency : Flintshire 1929-35 ( Liberal National 1931-2 )
Frederick reclaimed Flintshire from the Tories with a convincing majority. The La\bour candidate was his brother Cyril, also a solicitor.
Frederick was from Bethesda. He was educated at Friar's College, Bangor and University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He became a solicitor specialising in national insurance and health matters. He was a member of many international law societies. He was a councillor and eventually became H.M. Coroner for Flintshire. In 1914 he was selected for Preston but subsequently withdrew hoping to stand for Labour in the University of Wales constituency. That didn't happen and he gravitated back to the Liberals.
Frederick went into the Liberal Nationals in 1931. This displeased local Liberals who threatened to put up a candidate against him. Frederick retorted he had the support of the Tories and a stormy meeting eventually went in his favour. Gladstone's son Henry supported him.
Frederick crushed the Labour candidate in the election. However he soon started voting against the government and in 1932 the local Tories repudiated him. His response was to return to the main party. In 1934 he announced he would be standing down at the next election on age grounds .
Frederick held appointments in many Welsh cultural and educational organisations.
He died in 1941 aged 74.
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