Denison Faber, 1st Baron Wittenham
Member of Parliament for Clapham | |
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In office 10 January 1910 – 21 June 1918 | |
Preceded by | Percy Thornton |
Succeeded by | Harry Greer |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 December 1852 |
Died | 1 February 1931 | (aged 78)
Political party | Conservative |
George Denison Faber, 1st Baron Wittenham,
Background and early life
Faber was the second surviving son of Charles Wilson Faber (1813–1878) a director of the Great Northern Railway[1] and the nephew of Lord Grimthorpe.[2] He was the brother of Edmund Faber, 1st Baron Faber, and of Mrs Edward Kennard (1850–1936), a novelist.
He was educated at the
Political career
Faber was elected a
He was appointed a
On 29 June 1918, he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Wittenham, of Wallingford in the County of Berkshire.[8]
Personal life
Faber married, in 1895, Hilda Georgina Graham, youngest daughter of
He died on 1 February 1931, aged 78, when the barony became extinct.[2] He is buried with his brother Edmund in Brompton Cemetery in London. The monument is currently (2014) concealed behind shrubbery on the east side of the main entrance path from the north but has had a low tunnel created through which it may be viewed.
References
- ^ Charles Wilson Faber
- ^ a b c "York History yorkhistory.org.uk George Denison Faber". Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Election intelligence". The Times. No. 36059. London. 7 February 1900. p. 11.
- ^ "No. 27163". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 February 1900. p. 908.
- ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Yardley to Youghal". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "No. 27852". The London Gazette. 7 November 1905. p. 7495.
- ^ "No. 30793". The London Gazette. 12 July 1918. p. 8199.