Frederick Lowten Spinks (27 December 1816 – 27 December 1899),[1] known as Serjeant Spinks, was a British lawyer and Conservative Party politician.

Frederick Spinks
Member of Parliament
for Oldham
In office
6 February 1874 – 2 April 1880
Preceded byJohn Morgan Cobbett
J. T. Hibbert
Succeeded byJ. T. Hibbert
Edward Stanley
Personal details
Born27 December 1816
Died27 December 1899(1899-12-27) (aged 83)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

He was the last serjeant-at-law at the English bar (the last English serjeant, was Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley, who was a judge). The legal historian Patrick Polden described him as "rather undistinguished".[2]

Spinks first stood for election in Oldham at the 1865 general election, but was unsuccessful, and this fate was repeated in 1868. He finally secured the seat in 1874, but was defeated again in 1880.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
  2. ^ Polden, Patrick (2010). "Barristers". In Cornish, William; et al. (eds.). The Oxford History of the Laws of England. Vol. XI: 1820–1914 English Legal System. Oxford. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-02349-3. hdl:2027/mdp.39015032111430. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Oldham
18741880
With: J. T. Hibbert (18771880)
John Morgan Cobbett (18741877)
Succeeded by