Fred Bamford

Fred Bamford
Minister for Home and Territories
In office
14 November 1916 – 17 February 1917
Prime MinisterBilly Hughes
Preceded byKing O'Malley
Succeeded byPaddy Glynn
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Herbert
In office
30 March 1901 – 3 October 1925
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byLewis Nott
Personal details
Born(1849-02-11)11 February 1849
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Died10 September 1934(1934-09-10) (aged 85)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLabor (to 1916)
National Labor (1916–1917) Nationalist (from 1917)
Spouse
Mary Ann Miller
(m. 1871)
OccupationCabinetmaker

Frederick William Bamford (11 February 1849 – 10 September 1934) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from the inaugural 1901 federal election until his retirement in 1925, representing the electorate of Herbert. He represented the Australian Labor Party until the 1916 Labor split, when he followed Billy Hughes into the National Labor Party and served as Minister for Home and Territories in the second Hughes Ministry (1916–1917). He remained in parliament until the age of 76.