Frederick Kellaway

Frederick George Kellaway PC (3 December 1870 – 13 April 1933), often called F. G. Kellaway, was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom, and member of parliament for Bedford from December 1910 to 1922.

The Right Honourable Frederick Kellaway
Secretary for Overseas Trade
In office 1920–1921
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	Sir Hamar Greenwood
Succeeded by	Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame

Kellaway's father, William Hamley Kellaway, had a joinery and picture frame business in Bristol, where Frederick was born. He became a journalist and then edited a number of local newspapers in Lewisham, before being elected to Parliament in 1910.

Kellaway served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions 1916–1920; Secretary for Overseas Trade 1920–1921; and Postmaster General 1921–1922 in the Coalition Government 1916-1922. He was appointed to the Privy Council in the 1920 Birthday Honours.

Following his political career, Kellaway became managing director of Marconi. Kellaway died on 13 April 1933, aged 62, and is buried in St Mary's Churchyard, Tatsfield, Surrey.

References

• Obituary, The Times, 15 April 1933
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Kellaway

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Walter Attenborough	Member of Parliament for Bedford December 1910–1922	Succeeded by Sir Richard Wells, 1st Baronet
Political offices
Preceded by Albert Illingworth	Postmaster General 1921–1922	Succeeded by Neville Chamberlain