Baron Wittenham
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George Denison Faber, 1st Baron Wittenham DL
(14 December 1852 – 1 February 1931) was a Conservative Party
politician in the United Kingdom
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(MP) for York from 1900
to January 1910, when he lost his seat, and for Clapham
from 1910 to 1918
. On 29 June 1918 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Wittenham, of Wallingford in the County of Berkshire.
, of Netherby in Cumberland, in 1895. The marriage was childless. He died on 1 February 1931, aged 78, when the barony became extinct.
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(14 December 1852 – 1 February 1931) was a Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician in the United Kingdom
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Background
Faber was the second surviving son of Charles Wilson Faber and the nephew of Lord GrimthorpeEdmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe
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Political career
Faber was Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
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(MP) for York from 1900
United Kingdom general election, 1900
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to January 1910, when he lost his seat, and for Clapham
Clapham (UK Parliament constituency)
Clapham was a borough constituency in South London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
from 1910 to 1918
United Kingdom general election, 1918
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. On 29 June 1918 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Wittenham, of Wallingford in the County of Berkshire.
personal life
Lord Wittenham married Hilda Georgina, daughter of Sir Frederick Graham, 3rd BaronetGraham Baronets
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, of Netherby in Cumberland, in 1895. The marriage was childless. He died on 1 February 1931, aged 78, when the barony became extinct.