Lord Desborough

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British peer human politician public figure sportsman

Lord Desborough was a prominent British sportsman, politician, and public figure known for his leadership in national and international sporting and civic organizations in the early 20th century.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Baron Desborough	1
Lord Desborough canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British peer ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ public figure ⓘ sportsman ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
familyName	Grenfell ⓘ
fieldOfWork	politics ⓘ public service ⓘ sports administration ⓘ
fullName	William Henry Grenfell ⓘ
givenName	William ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty	Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
nobleTitle	Lord Desborough self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Baron Desborough
notableAchievement	leadership in civic and public organizations in early 20th century Britain ⓘ prominent role in British and international sport administration ⓘ
notableFor	civic leadership in early 20th century Britain ⓘ leadership in international sporting organizations ⓘ leadership in national sporting organizations ⓘ
notableWork	leadership of the 1908 London Olympic Games ⓘ
positionHeld	Chairman of the London Chamber of Commerce ⓘ Chairman of the Thames Conservancy ⓘ High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire ⓘ Mayor of Maidenhead ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ President of the Amateur Athletic Association ⓘ President of the Amateur Fencing Association ⓘ President of the Automobile Association ⓘ President of the British Olympic Association ⓘ President of the Central Council of Physical Recreation ⓘ President of the Lawn Tennis Association ⓘ President of the Marylebone Cricket Club ⓘ President of the Olympic Games Organising Committee (London 1908) ⓘ President of the Royal Aero Club ⓘ President of the Royal Agricultural Society of England ⓘ President of the Royal Geographical Society ⓘ President of the Royal Horticultural Society ⓘ President of the Royal Life-Saving Society ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
sport	athletics ⓘ cricket ⓘ fencing ⓘ lawn tennis ⓘ rowing ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Summer Olympics 1908 → organisingCommitteePresident → Lord Desborough ⓘ

subject surface form: 1908 Summer Olympics

Lord Desborough → nobleTitle → Lord Desborough self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baron Desborough