Denison Faber, 1st Baron Wittenham

The Right Honourable
The Lord Wittenham
CB DL

"ex opera". Caricature by Henry Charles Seppings-Wright published in Vanity Fair in 1900.
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
for York
In office
1900–1910
Preceded by Lord Charles Beresford
Succeeded by Arnold Stephenson Rowntree
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
for Clapham
In office
1910–1918
Preceded by Percy Melville Thornton
Succeeded by Harry Greer
Personal details
Born (1852-12-14)14 December 1852
Died 1 February 1931(1931-02-01) (aged 78)
The Faber grave, Brompton Cemetery

George Denison Faber, 1st Baron Wittenham, CB, DL (14 December 1852 – 1 February 1931), known as Denison Faber, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Background and early life

Faber was the second surviving son of Charles Wilson Faber and the nephew of Lord Grimthorpe.[1] He was the brother of Edmund Faber, 1st Baron Faber, and of Mrs Edward Kennard (1850–1936), a novelist.

He was educated at the University of Oxford, where he graduated BA, and in 1879 was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn. From 1887 to 1896 he acted as Registrar of the Privy Council.[2]

Political career

"Self-confessed Vacuity" (1913). Caricature of Denison Faber from Punch.

Faber was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) for York in a by-election on 6 February 1900,[2][3] following the resignation of Lord Charles Beresford. He served until January 1910,[4] when he lost his seat,[1] and was again elected for Clapham from 1910 to 1918.[5]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1905.[6]

On 29 June 1918, he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Wittenham, of Wallingford in the County of Berkshire.[7]

Personal life

Faber married, in 1895, Hilda Georgina Graham, youngest daughter of Sir Frederick Graham, 3rd Baronet, of Netherby in Cumberland, and granddaughter of the 12th Duke of Somerset. The marriage was childless.

He died on 1 February 1931, aged 78, when the barony became extinct.[1] 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

  1. 1 2 3 York History yorkhistory.org.uk George Denison Faber
  2. 1 2 "Election intelligence". The Times (36059). London. 7 February 1900. p. 11.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27163. p. 908. 9 February 1900.
  4. ↑ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Yardley to Youghal
  5. ↑ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Chichester to Clitheroe
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27852. p. 7495. 7 November 1905.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30793. p. 8199. 12 July 1918.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Butcher
Lord Charles Beresford		 Member of Parliament for York
Feb. 1900–Jan. 1910
With: John Butcher 1892–1906;
Hamar Greenwood 1906–1910		 Succeeded by
Arnold Stephenson Rowntree
John Butcher
Preceded by
Percy Melville Thornton		 Member of Parliament for Clapham
Jan. 1910–1918 		Succeeded by
Harry Greer
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New title Baron Wittenham
1918–1931 		Extinct
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