Wednesday, 11 July 2018
1966 Frederick Martin
Constituency : Aberdeen and Kincardine East 1922-24
Frederick took Aberdeen and Kincardine East from the National Liberal Sir William Cowan gaining 60% of the vote.
Frederick was educated at Peterhead Academy. He became a journalist working on the Aberdeen Free Press and Morning Post. He joined the army in 1914 but became blind while working as a musketry instructor and was hospitalised under military care.
Frdereick defeated a Unionist challenger in 1923 but Labour's intervention cost him the seat in 1924.
In 1929, Frederick came a close second in Central Aberdeenshire. After that disappointment he concluded that the Liberals had no chance of returning to power and moved across to Labour. He stood for his old seat in 1931 but was well beaten in a straight fight with the Unionist. He reduced the majority substantially in 1935. He was elected to Aberdeenshire County Council in 1929 and served to his death including spells as chair of the Public Health and Education Committees.
He died in 1950 aged 67.
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