Two younger brothers were also in parliament, Denison Faber (1852-1931), who became Lord Wittenham, and Captain Walter Vavasour Faber (1857-1928), who succeeded his eldest brother as member for Andover. It has been claimed that they had a sister, Mary Eliza, who married Edward Kennard and was a sporting novelist as Mrs Edward Kennard. However this is contradicted by official birth and marriage records.
Faber died in Marylebone, London, on 17 September 1920, aged 73, and is buried in Brompton Cemetery. The grave lies to the east side of the main north approach path and is visible only through a low tunnel in the shrubbery. He is buried with his brother Denison, who died childless, leaving the barony extinct.
ReferencesEdit
^ abcFABER', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
^ ab"Election intelligence". The Times. No. 36545. London. 28 August 1901. p. 4.
edmund, faber, baron, faber, edmund, beckett, faber, baron, faber, february, 1847, september, 1920, british, conservative, politician, gravestone, brompton, cemetery, london, contents, background, political, career, personal, life, references, sourcebackground. Edmund Beckett Faber 1st Baron Faber 9 February 1847 17 September 1920 was a British Conservative politician Gravestone Brompton Cemetery London Contents 1 Background 2 Political career 3 Personal life 4 References 4 1 SourceBackground EditFaber was the eldest son of Charles Wilson Faber of Northaw a Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire and Mary Beckett daughter of Sir Edmund Beckett 4th Baronet and thus sister of the 1st Baron Grimthorpe 1 His maternal grandfather had been a Conservative Member of Parliament for Yorkshire Two younger brothers were also in parliament Denison Faber 1852 1931 who became Lord Wittenham and Captain Walter Vavasour Faber 1857 1928 who succeeded his eldest brother as member for Andover It has been claimed that they had a sister Mary Eliza who married Edward Kennard and was a sporting novelist as Mrs Edward Kennard However this is contradicted by official birth and marriage records Political career EditFaber was educated at Eton and Trinity College Cambridge and was a senior partner in Beckett s Bank Leeds and York He was also Chairman of the English Country Bankers Association Chairman of the Yorkshire Post and Chairman of the London and North Western Railway 2 He also served as Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for the West Riding of Yorkshire 1 In the 1900 general election he unsuccessfully contested Pudsey 1 but was elected a Member of Parliament for Andover in a by election in August 1901 after the death of Bramston Beach 3 2 On 29 December 1905 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Faber of Butterwick in the County of Lincoln 4 and thus did not stand for re election in the January 1906 general election The constituency was won by his younger brother Walter Vavasour Faber Personal life EditFaber died in Marylebone London on 17 September 1920 aged 73 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery The grave lies to the east side of the main north approach path and is visible only through a low tunnel in the shrubbery He is buried with his brother Denison who died childless leaving the barony extinct References Edit a b c FABER Who Was Who A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc 1920 2008 online edn Oxford University Press Dec 2007 a b Election intelligence The Times No 36545 London 28 August 1901 p 4 No 27350 The London Gazette 30 August 1901 p 5738 No 27871 The London Gazette 5 January 1906 p 107 Source Edit Hesilrige Arthur G M 1921 Debrett s Peerage and Titles of courtesy London Dean amp Son p 359 Parliament of the United KingdomPreceded byBramston Beach Member of Parliament for Andover1901 1905 Succeeded byWalter FaberPeerage of the United KingdomNew creation Baron Faber1905 1920 Extinct Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edmund Faber 1st Baron Faber amp oldid 1123247153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
