James Griffyth Fairfax (15 July 188627 January 1976) was a British poet, translator, and politician.

Biography

Fairfax, a great-grandson of the Australian newspaper tycoon

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, was a member of the

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, and was educated at Winchester School and New College, Oxford. Fairfax departed permanently from Australia in 1904. He served in the 15th Indian Division for the duration of the

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, and rose to the rank of captain in the Army Service Corps. His first volume of poetry was published in 1906. He was also active in literary circles and had an influence on and was influenced by his friend Ezra Pound. Fairfax was a Member of the

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representing the borough constituency of

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for the

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from the 1924 election until the 1929 election.

Published works

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Poetry

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References

External links

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J. Griffyth Fairfax Collextion
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at the

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Alumni of New College, Oxford Royal Army Service Corps officers British Army personnel of World War I Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies James Griffyth UK MPs 1924–1929 1886 births 1976 deaths Place of birth missing Place of death missing People educated at Winchester College English male poets 20th-century English male writers {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1880s-stub