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Harben is a surname, and may refer to; * Henry Harben (insurer) (1823–1911), British insurance company manager * Henry Devenish Harben (1874–1967), English barrister and politician; father of cricketer Henry Harben * Henry Eric Southey Harben (1900–1971), English cricketer; son of Henry Devenish Harben * Hubert Harben (1878–1941), English film actor; father of Philip Harben * Philip Harben Philip Hubert Kendal Jerrold Harben (17 October 1906 – 27 April 1970) was an English cook, recognised as the first TV celebrity chef. Biography Harben was born in Fulham, London, and was educated at Highgate School. His mother, Mary Jerrol ... (1906–1970), English chef; son of Hubert Harben * William Harben (1858–1919), U.S. novelist and screenwriter {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Harben (insurer)
Sir Henry Harben (24 August 1823 – 2 December 1911) was a British pioneer of industrial life assurance. Family Harben was the eldest son of Henry Harben of Bloomsbury by his wife Sarah, daughter of Benjamin Andrade. He was first cousin to Joseph Chamberlain. The Harben family was originally engaged in banking at Lewes, but Henry's grandfather was a partner in the provision stores of Harben & Larkin of Whitechapel, London, and his father also carried on a wholesale business in the City. Career After a few years in his uncle's stores, Harben was articled to a surveyor, but left that calling in March 1852, when he became accountant of the Prudential Mutual Assurance, Investment and Loan Association. The company was founded in a small way at Blackfriars in 1848 and had met with little success. Harben, who remained connected with the undertaking for sixty years, converted it into a colossal concern. In 1854 the company, mainly on Harben's advice, started a scheme of life assurance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Devenish Harben
Henry Devenish Harben (1874 – 18 May 1967) was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician who later joined the Labour Party. He was a notable supporter of women's suffrage. Early life He was the son of Henry Andrade Harben and the grandson of Sir Henry Harben who founded Prudential Assurance, Harben was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford, before qualifying as a barrister. He married Agnes Helen Bostock. He stood unsuccessfully for the Conservative Party in Eye at the 1900 general election, but by 1902 had switched his affiliation to the Liberal Party.Elizabeth Crawford, ''The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866–1928'', pp.269–271 He stood for the Liberal Party in Worcester at the 1906 general election. Although he lost the election, he petitioned the election court on the grounds that supporters of the winner, George Henry Williamson, had engaged in widespread bribery. He won the case, but the seat was left vacant until a by-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Eric Southey Harben
Major Henry Eric Southey Harben (1 August 1900 – 1 October 1971) was an English cricketer. Harben was a right-handed batsman, though his bowling style is unknown. Personal life and death The son of Henry Devenish Harben and Agnes Helen Bostock, he was born at Farnham, Surrey. Harben married Helen Prudence Ramsay, daughter of the cricketer Francis Ramsay, on 5 June 1927, though the couple later divorced. They had two children. He later married Iris Constance Kathleen de Stacpoole, daughter of George Edward Joseph Patrick de Stacpoole, 5th Duc de Stacpoole and Eileen Constance Palmer, on 29 April 1947, with the couple having three children. By 1970, Harben was living at Clonriff House, Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland. He died in Malta on 1 October 1971, aged 71. Army and cricket He graduated as an Officer Cadet from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in 1919, entering the 1st King's Dragoon Guards with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant on 16 July 1919. In that same yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Harben
Leonard Hubert S Harben (12 July 1878 – 24 August 1941) was an English stage and film actor. He was married to the actress Mary Jerrold and father of celebrity chef Philip Harben. Selected filmography * ''Mr. Pim Passes By'' (1921) * ''Every Mother's Son'' (1926) * '' Tell England'' (1931) * '' The Shadow Between'' (1931) * ''Uneasy Virtue'' (1931) * '' Fires of Fate'' (1932) * ''Timbuctoo'' (1933) * ''The House of Trent'' (1933) * '' Lilies of the Field'' (1934) * '' City of Beautiful Nonsense'' (1935) * '' Scrooge'' (1935) * ''Fighting Stock'' (1935) * '' Whom the Gods Love'' (1936) * ''Living Dangerously'' (1936) * ''Dishonour Bright'' (1936) * ''Sunset in Vienna'' (1937) * '' For Valour'' (1937) * ''Victoria the Great'' (1937) * '' A Royal Divorce'' (1938) * ''The Man at the Gate ''The Man at the Gate'' is a 1941 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Wilfrid Lawson. It was released in the U.S. as ''Men of the Sea''. Cast * William Freshman as George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Harben
Philip Hubert Kendal Jerrold Harben (17 October 1906 – 27 April 1970) was an English cook, recognised as the first TV celebrity chef. Biography Harben was born in Fulham, London, and was educated at Highgate School. His mother, Mary Jerrold, was an actress known for her performance as the murderous Martha Brewster in the first stage production of '' Arsenic and Old Lace'' as well as many screen roles. His father, Hubert Harben, was a stage actor. His sister, Joan Harben, played Miss Mona Lott in the BBC Radio series ''It's That Man Again'' (ITMA). He learned to cook at the side of his parents, and "could scramble eggs and make mayonnaise long before I could read Thucydides or solve a quadratic equation". His first occupation was as a commercial photographer. He was then engaged to run the kitchen of the Isobar restaurant in the Isokon building in Hampstead, London from 1937 to 1940, when he enlisted in the Royal Air Force, but an eye injury put an end to his flying career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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