Sir Lord William Grenfell KG GCVO
(1855-1945)
Member of Parliament (1880-1882), 142-143 Spon Street (1885-1886), Member of Parliament (1892-1893), Member of Parliament (1900-1905), 1st Baron Desborough (from 1905), Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (1907-1908), Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (1908-1925), Knight Grand Cross Victoria Order (from 1925), and 874th Knight of the Order of the Garter (from 1928)
Died aged 89
Wikidata WikipediaWilliam Henry Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough, KG, GCVO, DL (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.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
The York Road Ground Maidenhead F. C. played their first game on this ground on Thursday Feburary 16th 1871 and it is now officially recognised as the oldest senior football ground in the world used by the same club. The ground originally used for cricket was much larger then and was owned by William Grenfell (later to become Lord Desborough) The Football Club acquired the freehold of the site in November 1920 for £1,450
York Road Football Ground, Maidenhead, United Kingdom where they owned