Wilson Noble (21 November 1854 – 1 November 1917) was a barrister and

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politician in

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who served from 1886 to 1895 as

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(MP) for

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Early life

Noble was born 21 November 1854 in

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, a district in the West End of

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. He was the son of the son of John Noble, Landowner, and his wife Lily.

Career

From 1886 to 1895, Noble served as a

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for

. He unsuccessfully contested the Hastings constituency at the 1885 general election, losing narrowly to the sitting

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MP Sir Thomas Brassey; however, at the 1886 general election Brassey stood down from the

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and was elevated to the peerage as Baron Brassey of Bulkeley. Noble won the seat, and was re-elected in

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. He retired from the Commons at the 1895 general election.

Personal life

In 1879, Noble was married to Marian Caroline Dana (1857–1927), in Paris, France, where Marian was born. She was a daughter of

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, an American born artist who became a naturalised British citizen. Through her mother, Marian was also the granddaughter of businessman

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, a descendant of Sir James Murray, Lord Philiphaugh, the

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of Scotland. In 1901, Noble was living at Tangley Park in

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with his wife, four daughters, a niece, and ten servants. In London, they resided at 52 Sloane St. Together, they were the parents of: * Lilian Georgette Noble (b. 1881), who married Captain Robert Harcourt Ord Capper, Prince of Wales's

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, of The Northgate,

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, and was mother of the

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participant

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.The Dana Family in America, Elizabeth Ellery Dana, Wright & Potter, 1956, pp. 391-392 * Marian Murray Noble (b. 1883) * Evelyn Violet Noble (b. 1886) * Nadine Frances Noble (1891–1983), who married Guy William Lambert, the son of Joseph Alexander Lambert, the

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. Guy was the Assistant

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between 1938 and 1951. At the time of his death, he lived at Park Place, near

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. Noble died on 1 November 1917.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Noble, Wilson 1854 births 1917 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 People from Remenham