George Faber, 1st Baron Wittenham

The Right Honourable
George Faber
MP
"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 December 14, 1852(1852-12-14)
Died February 1, 1931(1931-02-01) (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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Background

Faber was the second surviving son of Charles Wilson Faber and the nephew of Lord Grimthorpe.[1]

Political career

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]

personal life

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]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Butcher
Lord Charles Beresford
Member of Parliament for York
1900Jan. 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. 19101918
Succeeded by
Harry Greer
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New title Baron Wittenham
1918–1931
Extinct