George Faber (British politician)
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George Faber | |
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| Member of Parliament for Boston | |
| In office 1906 – January 1910 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1839 |
| Died | 6 April 1910 (aged 70) |
| Party | Liberal |
George Henry Faber (10 December 1839 – 6 April 1910)[1] was a British insurance underwriter and a Liberal Party politician.
Faber was born in Camberwell, and became a member of Willis & Faber Company of Cornhill, underwriters specialising in marine insurance.[2] He was on the committee of Lloyd's of London, and The Times newspaper reported in 1906 that he might have been chairman of Lloyd's if he had wanted the post.[2]
He was elected at the 1906 general election as the Member of Parliament for the borough of Boston in Lincolnshire,[3] but did not stand again at the January 1910 election.[4] He died in April 1910, aged 70.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
- 1 2 "Biographies Of New Members". The Times. London. 19 January 1906. p. 15, col B.
- ↑ "No. 27885". The London Gazette. 13 February 1906. p. 1038.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 78. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.