John Denison-Pender, 1st Baron Pender
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John Denison-Pender | |
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| Member of Parliament for Sir Charles Day Rose | |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Balham & Tooting | |
| In office 1918–1922 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Sir Alfred Butt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Cuthbert Denison-Pender 11 May 1882 |
| Died | 4 December 1949 (aged 67) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Irene de la Rue
(m. 1906; died 1943) |
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| Education | Hazelwood School Eton College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Rank | Honorary Colonel |
John Cuthbert Denison-Pender, 1st Baron Pender (11 May 1882 – 4 December 1949) was a British
Eastman Kodak
and Northern Assurance.
Denison-Pender was the son of
Eastman Kodak (UK). He was educated at Hazelwood School in Limpsfield, Surrey, until the spring of 1896 when he went to Eton College
, leaving in 1899.
On leaving school he joined the Eastern Telegraph Company passing through several of their branches including cable laying. He was a member of the
Coalition Government
from 1918 to 1922.
On a few occasions he played for Balham Football Club, though as an "unregistered" player. Denison-Pender also served in France and Belgium in the
Territorial Army City of London Signals
. In 1937 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Pender of Porthcurnow (Porthcurno) in the County of Cornwall.
Denison-Pender married Irene, daughter of Sir Ernest de la Rue K.C.V.O., in 1906. She died in 1943. Denison-Pender survived her by six years and died in December 1949, aged 67. He was succeeded in the barony by his son John Jocelyn Denison-Pender.
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Notes
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1959.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]