William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough

British athlete and politician The Lord DesboroughWilliam Henry Grenfell in 1921Personal informationBorn30 October 1855London, EnglandDied9 January 1945 (aged 89)Panshanger, Hertfordshire, EnglandHeight1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)Weight89 kg (196 lb)SportSportFencingClubAmateur Fencing Association Medal record Representing Great Britain Intercalated Games 1906 Athens Team épée Garter-encircled shield of arms of William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough, KG, as displayed on his Order of the Garter stall plate in St George's Chapel, Windsor. William Henry Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough (30 October 1855 – 9 January 1945) was a British athlete, sportsman, public servant and politician. He sat in the House of Commons first for the Liberal Party and then for the Conservatives between 1880 and 1905 when he was raised to the peerage. He also was President of the Thames Conservancy Board for thirty-two years. Background and education Grenfell was the son of Charles William Grenfell, former MP for Sandwich, and Georgiana Lascelles, daughter of William Saunders Lascelles, MP. He was the nephew of Henry Riversdale Grenfell, the banker and politician, and the first cousin of Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron S