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Percy Harris (boxer)
Percy Harris is the name of: *Percy Harris (lawyer), British barrister *Percy Harris (politician), British politician See also *Percy Harris Bowers, Anglican priest *Percy Harrison (other) *Percy Wyn-Harris Sir Percy Wyn-Harris Order of St Michael and St George, KCMG Order of the British Empire, MBE Venerable Order of Saint John, KStJ (24 August 1903 – 25 February 1979) was an English Mountaineering, mountaineer, colonial administrator, and yacht ...
(1903–1979), English mountaineer and colonial administrator {{human name disambiguation, Harris, Percy ...
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Percy Harris (lawyer)
Percy Harris KC (16 February 1925 – 28 September 2022) was a British barrister and judge. Following his work on a significant pharmaceuticals case, Harris was elected a bencher of the Middle Temple. He served as a Recorder of the Crown Court The Crown Court is the court of first instance of England and Wales responsible for hearing all indictable offences, some either way offences and appeals lied to it by the magistrates' courts. It is one of three Senior Courts of England and Wale ... for eight years until he was appointed as a circuit judge in 1980. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Percy 1925 births 2022 deaths British barristers ...
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Percy Harris (politician)
Sir Percy Alfred Harris, 1st Baronet, PC (6 March 1876 – 28 June 1952) was a British Liberal Party politician. He was Liberal Chief Whip and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Parliamentary Party. Political positions Percy Harris was regarded as a radical Liberal with a strong social conscience, which grew from representing a working-class area of the East End of London. He was particularly interested in the issue of social housing, a major responsibility of the London County Council. Harris sided with H. H. Asquith against David Lloyd George in 1918–23. Thereafter, he sought unity within the Liberal Party. When the Liberal Party split in 1931 over the issue of free trade, he sided with Sir Herbert Samuel and against the Liberal National breakaway led by Sir John Simon. Under the leadership of Sir Archie Sinclair, he rose to prominence in the party. Harris was a strong supporter of the social policies advocated by Sir William Beveridge and was key to getting Beveridge to run fo ...
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Percy Harris Bowers
The Venerable Percy Harris Bowers (1856–1922) was an eminent Anglican priest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bowers was born at Swinton, Lancashire, and baptised 30 July 1856. He was educated at The Forest School and St John's College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1880. Ordained in 1880, he was Rector of Market Bosworth from 1886 and then Rural Dean of Sparkenhoe; and an Honorary Canon of Peterborough from 1913. He was the second Archdeacon of Loughborough and Warden of the Mission Clergy of the Diocese of Peterborough. “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black A & C Black is a British book publishing company, owned since 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing. The company is noted for publishing '' Who's Who'' since 1849. It also published popular travel guides and novels. History The firm was founded in 18 ..., 2007 Notes 1856 births People educated at Forest School, Walthamstow Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Archdeacons of Lou ...
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Percy Harrison (other)
Percy Harrison may refer to: * Percy Harrison (footballer) Percy Harrison (1902 – after 1922) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a d ... (1902–?), English footballer * Percy Harrison (cricketer) (1878–1935), English cricketer {{human name disambiguation, Harrison, Percy ...
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