William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough

The Lord Desborough
William Henry Grenfell in 1921
Personal information
Born30 October 1855
London, England
Died9 January 1945 (aged 89)
Panshanger, Hertfordshire, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
ClubAmateur Fencing Association
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Intercalated Games
Silver medal – second place 1906 Athens Team épée
Garter-encircled shield of arms of William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough, KG, as displayed on his Order of the Garter stall plate in St George's Chapel, Windsor.

William Henry Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough, KG, GCVO, DL (30 October 1855 – 9 January 1945) was a British athlete, sportsman, public servant and politician. He sat in the House of Commons first for the Liberal Party and then for the Conservatives between 1880 and 1905 when he was raised to the peerage. He also was President of the Thames Conservancy Board for thirty-two years.