J. Griffyth Fairfax

J. Griffyth Fairfax
Born
James Griffyth Fairfax

(1886-07-15)15 July 1886
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died27 January 1976(1976-01-27) (aged 89)
France
NationalityAnglo–Australian
EducationWinchester School
Alma materNew College, Oxford
Occupation(s)poet; translator; 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 Parliament
for Norwich
In office
29 October 1924 (1924-10-29) – 30 May 1929 (1929-05-30)
Serving with Hilton Young
Preceded byDorothy Jewson; Walter Robert Smith
Succeeded byWalter Robert Smith; Geoffrey Shakespeare
Personal details
Political partyConservative and Unionist Party
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankCaptain
UnitRoyal Army Service Corps
Commands15th Indian Division
WarWorld War I

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

  1. ^ a b "Fairfax, Charles Burton (1859–1941)". Obituaries Australia. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 26 March 2016.