Frederick Fison, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frederick Fison

British politician

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1847

Date of Death: 20-Dec-1927

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Frederick Fison

  • Sir Frederick William Fison, 1st Baronet (4 December 1847 – 20 December 1927) was an English mill-owner and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1895 to 1906. Fison was born at Bradford, the son of William Fison a manufacturer and his wife Fanny Whitaker.
  • He was educated at Rugby School and Christ Church, Oxford.
  • He was a spinner and manufacturer and became a Justice of the Peace (J.P.) and Deputy Lieutenant.At the 1885 general election, Fison stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in Otley and he was unsuccessful again in Buckrose in 1892.
  • He finally entered the Commons at the 1895 general election, when he was elected as Member of Parliament for Doncaster, holding that seat until his defeat at the 1906 general election.
  • He was created a baronet on 27 July 1905.Fison died at the age of 80. Fison married Isabella Crossley, daughter of Joseph Crossley, on 23 April 1872.
  • Their son William Fison was an Olympic rower.

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