James Remnant, 1st Baron Remnant
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James Farquharson Remnant, 1st Baron Remnant CBE
(13 February 1862 – 30 January 1933), known as Sir James Remnant, 1st Baronet, from 1917 to 1928, was a British
Conservative
politician.
Remnant was the son of Frederick William Remnant of Southwold
, Suffolk
. He was educated at Harrow School
and at Magdalen College, Oxford
(1880-83). He was elected to the House of Commons at a by-election in March 1900 as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Holborn
, a seat he held until 1928. He never held ministerial office but was a member of the Select Committee on Taxation of Land Value (Scotland) in 1904, of the Royal Commission on Canals and Inland Navigation from 1906 to 1910, of the Select Committee on Police Day of Rest from 1908 to 1909, of the Home Office
Committee on Conditions and Pay of Police in 1919 and of the Rating Machinery Committee in 1924. Remnant was created a Baronet, of Wenhaston in the County of Suffolk, in July 1917 and on his retirement from the House of Commons in 1928 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Remnant, of Wenhaston in the County of Suffolk.
Lord Remnant married Frances Emily, daughter of Robert Gosling, in 1892. He died in January 1933, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Robert. Lady Remnant died in 1944.
Order of the British Empire
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(13 February 1862 – 30 January 1933), known as Sir James Remnant, 1st Baronet, from 1917 to 1928, was a British
United Kingdom
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician.
Remnant was the son of Frederick William Remnant of Southwold
Southwold
Southwold is a town on the North Sea coast, in the Waveney district of the English county of Suffolk. It is located on the North Sea coast at the mouth of the River Blyth within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town is around south of Lowestoft and north-east...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
. He was educated at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and at Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
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(1880-83). He was elected to the House of Commons at a by-election in March 1900 as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Holborn
Holborn (UK Parliament constituency)
Holborn was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Holborn district of Central London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, a seat he held until 1928. He never held ministerial office but was a member of the Select Committee on Taxation of Land Value (Scotland) in 1904, of the Royal Commission on Canals and Inland Navigation from 1906 to 1910, of the Select Committee on Police Day of Rest from 1908 to 1909, of the Home Office
Home Office
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Committee on Conditions and Pay of Police in 1919 and of the Rating Machinery Committee in 1924. Remnant was created a Baronet, of Wenhaston in the County of Suffolk, in July 1917 and on his retirement from the House of Commons in 1928 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Remnant, of Wenhaston in the County of Suffolk.
Lord Remnant married Frances Emily, daughter of Robert Gosling, in 1892. He died in January 1933, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Robert. Lady Remnant died in 1944.
Sources
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.