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Harford (surname) (born 1973), English economist and journalist
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Harford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Henry Harford (1758–1834), 5th Proprietor of Maryland * James Harford (1899–1993), British diplomat * John Scandrett Harford (1785–1866), British banker, benefactor and abolitionist * Losi Harford (born 1973), New Zealand cricketer * Mick Harford (born 1959), English footballer * Noel Harford (1930–1981), New Zealand cricketer * Ray Harford (1945–2003), English footballer * Roy Harford (born 1936), New Zealand cricketer * Tim Harford Timothy Douglas Harford (born 27 September 1973) is an English economic journalist who lives in Oxford. Harford is the author of four economics books and writes his long-running ''Financial Times'' column, "The Undercover Economist", syndic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Harford
Henry Harford (5 April 1758 – 8 December 1834), 5th List of Proprietors of Maryland, Proprietor of Province of Maryland, Maryland, was the last proprietary owner of the Province of Maryland, British colony of Maryland. He was born in 1758 the eldest — but illegitimate — son of Frederick Calvert 6th Baron Baltimore and his mistress Mrs. Hester Whelan. Harford inherited his father's estates in 1771, at the age of thirteen, but by 1776 events in America had overtaken his proprietary authority and he would soon lose all his wealth and power in the New World, though remaining wealthy thanks to his estates in England. Background Harford's father was Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore, 4th (6 February 1731 – 4 September 1771) and last in the line of Baron Baltimore, Barons Baltimore. The Calvert family had been granted a royal charter to the Maryland colony in the 17th century. Since then, successive Lords Baltimore had increased the family holdings and their wealth: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Harford
Sir James Dundas Harford (7 January 1899 – 26 November 1993) was a British diplomat who served as Governor of Saint Helena from 1954 to 1958. Biography A direct descendant of John Scandrett Harford of Blaise Castle, he was educated at Repton School and Balliol College, Oxford. Between school and university he enlisted as a second lieutenant in 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment and saw action in France between 1917 and 1918. After a period as a schoolmaster at Eton College from 1922 to 1926, Harford joined the Colonial Administration Service and was posted to Nigeria (1926–1934). He was subsequently appointed: * Administrator of Antigua and Federal Secretary of the Leeward Islands (1936–1940); * Administrator of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1940–1946); * Acting Governor of the Leeward Islands (various periods between 1937 and 1946); * Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (1943); * To serve in the Colonial Office (1946–1947); * Colonial Secr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Scandrett Harford
John Scandrett Harford, FRS (8 October 1785 – 16 April 1866) was a British banker, benefactor and abolitionist. Early life and background Harford was the son of John Scandrett Harford, a prominent banker in Bristol. By the end of the 18th century the elder John Scandrett Harford was a wealthy landowner, and a staunch Quaker. He married Mary Gray, daughter of Abraham Gray of Tottenham. John Scandrett Harford the younger had a Quaker upbringing, but in 1809 was baptised in the Church of England, at Chelwood. He had schooling under Charles Lloyd at Peterley House, Great Missenden. He was admitted to Christ's College, Cambridge in 1820, and was there for a number of terms. He was an abolitionist and friend of William Wilberforce. Property The Harford properties included the Blaise Castle Estate at Henbury. This had belonged to Thomas Farr, who went bankrupt in 1778 following outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. The estate then changed hands a number of times before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Losi Harford
Losalini Ravucake Vuetibau Stephi Harford (born 25 March 1973) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-arm off break bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in 3 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 1997. She played domestic cricket for Auckland and Wellington. Harford and her family emigrated to New Zealand when she was five years old. Her family originates from Lasekau on the island of Bau. In 2010, she appeared in three matches for Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ..., as the team's inaugural captain. From 1985 to 1987 she played for the New Zealand national women's indoor cricket team. In 2011 Harford suffered a stroke, which left her paralysed on one side of her body. She took up cycling to regain movement and began competing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Harford
Michael Gordon Harford (born 12 February 1959) is an English football manager and former professional player. He is the chief recruitment officer at Luton Town, a club where he has spent a large portion of both his playing and non-playing career. In addition to two separate spells as a player at Luton, including as part of the team that won the League Cup in 1988, Harford has been the club's director of football, first-team coach and manager; the latter role saw him lead Luton to victory in the Football League Trophy in 2009 & gloriously return in the 2018-19 season to guide The Hatters to champions of League One. Harford began his career in 1977 with Lincoln City, later moving to Newcastle United and Bristol City. He moved to First Division side Birmingham City in 1982 and thereafter spent 16 seasons playing in the top division of English football for a number of clubs including Luton, Derby County, Chelsea, hometown club Sunderland, Coventry City and Wimbledon. During his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Harford
Noel Sherwin Harford (30 August 1930 – 30 March 1981) was a New Zealand cricketer who played eight Test matches in the 1950s. In domestic cricket he played for Central Districts from 1953 to 1959 and for Auckland from 1963 to 1967. Career A neat right-handed batsman strong at driving and pulling but weak in defence and against spin, Harford came to prominence on the New Zealand tour to Pakistan and India in 1955–56, making his Test debut against Pakistan at Lahore, scoring 93 and 64. That debut, though, proved by some distance to be Harford's most successful Test appearance. In England in the wet summer of 1958, Harford made his maiden first-class century against Oxford University, scoring 158, his highest first-class score, and sharing a partnership of 204 with his captain, John Reid in two hours and 10 minutes. He also scored 127 (a "brilliant century") against Glamorgan. However, in eight innings in four Test matches that season, he scored just 41 runs and reached doub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Harford
Raymond Thomas Harford (1 June 1945 – 9 August 2003) was an English footballer, better known for his successes as a coach and manager than as a player. He is considered to have been one of the top coaches of his generation. During his playing days he was a centre-half, and made 354 league appearances in an eleven-year career in the Football League. He began at Charlton Athletic as a youth player in 1960, though only managed three league appearances before his departure in 1966, when he joined Exeter City. He then moved on to Lincoln City, making 161 league appearances for the club before his departure to Mansfield Town. He was bought by Port Vale for a £5,000 fee in December 1971, who then sold him on to Colchester United in February 1973 for £1,750. He helped Colchester to promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1973–74, before he moved into non-League football with Romford in 1975, before retiring due to a knee injury. He was appointed as Fulham manager in April 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Harford
Roy Ivan Harford (born 30 May 1936) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in three Tests against India in 1967–68. He played first-class cricket in New Zealand from the 1965–66 season to the 1967–68 season. Cricket career Born in London, Harford was a wicket-keeper who played club cricket for Mitcham in Surrey before emigrating to New Zealand in 1961. He represented Bay of Plenty in the Hawke Cup in 1962–63 and 1963–64 before moving to Auckland, where he was selected to play Plunket Shield cricket for Auckland in 1965–66. Harford played all four representative matches for New Zealand against the Australian team in 1966–67, and toured Australia on the brief non-Test tour of 1967–68 as the only keeper. He then played the first three Tests in the home series against India. In the Third Test he became the first New Zealand wicket-keeper to take five catches in a Test innings; he also conceded no byes in the match. However, he was replaced by John Ward for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
