J. Griffyth Fairfax

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J. Griffyth Fairfax
Born James Griffyth Fairfax
(1886-07-15)15 July 1886
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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France
Nationality Anglo–Australian
Education Winchester School
Alma mater New College, Oxford
Occupation Poet; trasnlator; politician
Parents
  • Charles Burton Fairfax[1] (father)
  • Florence Fairfax (née Frazer)[1] (mother)
Relatives
  • Sir James Reading Fairfax (grandfather)
  • John Fairfax (great-grandfather)
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
for Norwich
In office
29 October 1924 (1924-10-29) – 30 May 1929 (1929-05-30)
Serving with Hilton Young
Preceded by Dorothy Jewson; Walter Robert Smith
Succeeded by Walter Robert Smith; Geoffrey Shakespeare
Personal details
Political party Conservative and Unionist Party
Military career
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank Captain
Unit Royal Army Service Corps
Commands held 15th Indian Division
War World War I

James Griffyth Fairfax (15 July 1886 – 27 January 1976) was a British poet, translator, and politician.

Biography

Fairfax, a great-grandson of the Australian newspaper tycoon John Fairfax, was a member of the Fairfax family, and was educated at Winchester School and New College, Oxford. Fairfax departed permanently from Australia in 1904.[2]

He served in the 15th Indian Division for the duration of the First World War, and rose to the rank of Captain in the Army Service Corps.

His first volume of poetry was published in 1908. He was also active in literary circles and had an influence on and was influenced by his friend Ezra Pound.[2]

Fairfax was a Member of the UK House of Commons representing the borough constituency of Norwich for the Conservative and Unionist Party from the 1924 election until the 1929 election.[1]

Published works

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Poetry

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References

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Norwich
1924–1929
With: Hilton Young		 Succeeded by
Walter Robert Smith
Geoffrey Shakespeare

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