J. Griffyth Fairfax
Born
James Griffyth Fairfax

(1886-07-15)15 July 1886
Died27 January 1976(1976-01-27) (aged 89)
NationalityAngloAustralian
EducationWinchester School
Alma materNew College, Oxford
Occupation(s)poet; translator; politician
Parents
  • Charles Burton Fairfax[1] (father)
  • Florence Fairfax (née Frazer)[1] (mother)
Relatives
  • Sir James Reading Fairfax (grandfather)
  • John Fairfax (great-grandfather)
Member of Parliament
for Norwich
In office
29 October 1924 (1924-10-29)  30 May 1929 (1929-05-30)
Serving with Hilton Young
Preceded byDorothy Jewson; Walter Robert Smith
Succeeded byWalter Robert Smith; Geoffrey Shakespeare
Personal details
Political partyConservative and Unionist Party
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankCaptain
UnitRoyal Army Service Corps
Commands held15th Indian Division
WarWorld War I

James Griffyth Fairfax (15 July 1886  27 January 1976) was a British poet, translator, and politician.

Biography

Fairfax, a great-grandson of the Australian newspaper tycoon John Fairfax, was a member of the Fairfax family, and was educated at Winchester School and New College, Oxford. Fairfax departed permanently from Australia in 1904.[2]

He served in the 15th Indian Division for the duration of the First World War, 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.[2]

Fairfax was a Member of the UK House of Commons representing the borough constituency of Norwich for the Conservative and Unionist Party from the 1924 election until the 1929 election.[1]

Published works

  • Fairfax, J. G.; University of California Libraries (1914). The horns of Taurus. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  • Fairbairn, J. V.; Fairfax, J. G. (1960). Civil aviation in Australia. Canberra: Canberra Pub. Co.

Poetry

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fairfax, Charles Burton (1859–1941)". Obituaries Australia. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "J. Griffyth Fairfax". AustLit. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 25 March 2016.


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