William Henry Grenfell

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William Henry Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough, was a British politician, sportsman, and public servant known for his leadership in organizing the 1908 London Olympics and his prominent role in late Victorian and Edwardian society.

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instanceOf British politician
baron in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
human
peer
sportsman
alsoKnownAs Lord Desborough NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
educatedAt Balliol College, Oxford NERFINISHED
Harrow School
familyName Grenfell NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork politics
public service
sports administration
givenName William
honorificTitle 1st Baron Desborough NERFINISHED
memberOf Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED
Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED
Liberal Unionist Party NERFINISHED
middleName Henry NERFINISHED
notableAchievement represented Great Britain in fencing at the 1906 Intercalated Games
won the Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta
notableFor hosting political and social gatherings at Taplow Court
leadership in British Olympic movement
prominent role in Edwardian society
prominent role in late Victorian society
notableWork organization of the 1908 London Olympic Games
participatedIn organization of the 1908 Summer Olympics
positionHeld Chairman of the London Olympic Games Organising Committee
High Steward of Maidenhead
Mayor of Maidenhead
Member of Parliament
Member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
President of the Amateur Athletic Association
President of the Board of Agriculture
President of the British Olympic Association
President of the Olympic Council of Great Britain
member of the House of Lords
residence Maidenhead NERFINISHED
Taplow Court NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sport big-game hunting
fencing
mountaineering
rowing

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Lord Desborough fullName William Henry Grenfell