Frederick Dolman

Frederick Dolman (1867 – 11 June 1923) was a British journalist and Progressive Party politician. He was an elected member of the London County Council from 1901 to 1907.

Background

Dolman was born in London. He was married with one son.[1]

Professional career

Dolman entered journalism at age of 18. He worked for the London Echo, Scarborough Evening News and the National Press Agency. He was editor of the Art Trade Journal. He was a contributor to The Strand, Pearson’s, Pall Mall Gazette and other magazines.[1]

His written work also included a book Municipalities at work: the municipal policy of six great towns and its influence on their social welfare (with an introduction by Sir John Hutton, chairman of the London County Council), published in 1895.[2] This compared London's social welfare provision, sometimes unfavourably, to that of other British cities.[3]

Political career

Dolman was a Progressive candidate for the Brixton division of Lambeth at the 1901 London County Council election. He was elected at the top of the poll. He was re-elected in 1904. Later, he was a Member of the London War Pensions Committee.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c ‘DOLMAN, Frederick’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 26 Jan 2017
  2. ^ "Municipalities at work : the municipal policy of six great towns and its influence on their social welfare / by Frederick Dolman; with an introduction by Sir John Hutton Hardcover – 1895". Amazon. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ Saint, Andrew (1989). Politics and People of London: London County Council, 1889-1965. Bloomsbury. p. 49. ISBN 9781852850296.