Sir Granville Wheler, 1st Baronet explained

Sir Granville Charles Hastings Wheler, 1st Baronet, CBE (1872 - 1927) was a British barrister and Conservative politician.

Educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, Wheler was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1898. He was Conservative MP for Faversham from the January 1910 general election until his death.^{[1] [2] [3]} He previously contested Osgoldcross at the 1906 general election, and the Colne Valley by-election, 1907.^{[2] [3]}

During the First World War, he served in the British Army, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel.

Wheler was appointed CBE in 1920 and created a Baronet, of Otterden in the County of Kent, in 1925.

See also

• Wheler baronets

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009222309/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Fcommons.htm Leigh's Historical List of MPs
2. Whitaker's Almanack 1907 to 1928 editions
3. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)