Sir Harold Hood, 2nd Baronet (23 January 1916 – 5 September 2005) was the son of
Sir Joseph Hood. Just before his fifteenth birthday in 1931, he succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death. Hood was a devout
Catholic
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and worked in Catholic publishing for much of his life, including working on the
Catholic Herald and
The Universe
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. He was involved with many charities including the Bourne Trust and the
Prison Advice and Care Trust
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. Hood was a
Knight of Malta
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and a
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.
He died aged 89 and the heir to the Baronetcy was his son John Hood.
He is buried in the central roundel of
Brompton Cemetery in
London
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towards the south-west.
See also
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Hood Baronets
References
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1916 births
2005 deaths
Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom