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James Griffyth Fairfax (15 July 1886 – 27 January 1976) was a British poet, translator, and politician.
J. Griffyth Fairfax | |
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Born | James Griffyth Fairfax 15 July 1886 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 27 January 1976 89) | (aged
Nationality | Anglo–Australian |
Education | Winchester School |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Occupation(s) | poet; translator; politician |
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Member of Parliament for Norwich | |
In office 29 October 1924 – 30 May 1929 | |
Preceded by | Dorothy Jewson; Walter Robert Smith |
Succeeded by | Walter Robert Smith; Geoffrey Shakespeare |
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Political party | Conservative and Unionist Party |
Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Royal Army Service Corps |
Commands | 15th Indian Division |
War | World War I |
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 1906. He was also active in literary circles and had an influence on and was influenced by his friend Ezra Pound.[2]
Married Rosetta Mary Glover, 10 October 1922 at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge[3] the daughter of Captain Sir John Hawley Glover.
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]
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