| The Right Honourable George Faber MP |
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| "ex opera". Caricature by Henry Charles Seppings-Wright published in Vanity Fair in 1900. | |
| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for York |
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| In office 1900–1910 |
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| Preceded by | Lord Charles Beresford |
| Succeeded by | Arnold Stephenson Rowntree |
| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Clapham |
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| In office 1910–1918 |
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| Preceded by | Percy Melville Thornton |
| Succeeded by | Harry Greer |
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| Born | December 14, 1852 |
| Died | February 1, 1931 (aged 78) |
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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Faber was the second surviving son of Charles Wilson Faber and the nephew of Lord Grimthorpe.[1]
Faber was Member of Parliament (MP) for York from 1900 to January 1910,[2] when he lost his seat,[1] and for Clapham from 1910 to 1918.[3] On 29 June 1918 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Wittenham, of Wallingford in the County of Berkshire.[4]
Lord Wittenham married Hilda Georgina, daughter of Sir Frederick Graham, 3rd Baronet, of Netherby in Cumberland, in 1895. The marriage was childless. He died on 1 February 1931, aged 78, when the barony became extinct.[1]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Butcher Lord Charles Beresford |
Member of Parliament for York 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 |