John Butcher, 1st Baron Danesfort

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Denison Faber
Personal details
Born(1853-11-15)15 November 1853
Died30 June 1935(1935-06-30) (aged 81)
Political partyConservative

John George Butcher, 1st Baron Danesfort, KC (15 November 1853 – 30 June 1935), known as Sir John Butcher, Bt, between 1918 and 1924, was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician.

Background and education

Butcher was the second son of the Most Reverend

called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn, in 1878.[2]

Political career

Butcher was

Queen's Counsel in 1897,[5] awarded the honorary freedom of the City of York in 1906 and created a baronet, of Danesfort in the County of Kerry, in 1918.[6] In 1924 he was further honoured when he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Danesfort, of Danesfort in the County of Kerry.[7]

Personal life

Lord Danesfort married Alice Mary Gordon, author and domestic electrical pioneer, daughter of J. E. L. Brandreth, and widow of J.E.H. Gordon in 1898. There were no children from the marriage, but three step children from her previous marriage.[8] Alice, Lady Danesfort died on 18 June 1929. Lord Danesfort survived her by six years and died in June 1935, aged 81, at which time the baronetcy and barony became extinct.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Butcher, John George (BTCR870JG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ a b c thepeerage.com John George Butcher, 1st and last Baron Danesfort
  3. ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Yardley to Youghal". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ yorkhistory.org.uk John George Butcher Archived 24 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "No. 26856". The London Gazette. 25 May 1897. p. 2928.
  6. ^ "No. 30958". The London Gazette. 18 October 1918. p. 12249.
  7. ^ "No. 32910". The London Gazette. 22 February 1924. p. 1570.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
York
1892–1906
With: Frank Lockwood 1892–1898
Lord Charles Beresford 1898–1900
Denison Faber
1900–1906
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Arnold Stephenson Rowntree
1906–1918
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Danesfort, Kerry)
1918–1935
Extinct
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation
Baron Danesfort

1924–1935
Extinct