| LC control no. | n 97078872 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Desborough, William Henry Grenfell, Baron, 1855-1945 |
| Variant(s) | Grenfell, W. H. (William Henry), Baron, 1855-1945 |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Associated place | Hereford (England) |
| Birth date | 18551030 |
| Death date | 1945 |
| Field of activity | Politics, Practical Sports Olympics |
| Affiliation | Great Britain. Parliament |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Athletes |
| Found in | Library of Congress Manuscript Division for the Records of the World Calendar Assoc., 1929-56 (Lord Desborough; hdg.: Desborough, William Henry Grenfell, Baron, 1855-1945) PREMARC file, Aug. 6, 1997 (hdg.: Desborough, William Henry Grenfell, 1st baron, 1855- ) An address on bimetallism, 1895: t.p. (W.H. Grenfell, Late M.P. for Hereford) Lord Desborough's sporting legacy, [2012]: p. 3 (William Henry Grenfell, Lord Desborough of Taplow Court; president and prime motivating force behind the first London Olympic Games held in 1908; he was an all-round champion sportsman and dedicated public servant; born in London on 30 Oct. 1855) |
| Associated language | eng |
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