Alfred Harmsworth (3 July 1837 – 16 July 1889) was a British barrister, and the father of several of the United Kingdom's leading newspaper proprietors, five of whom were honoured with hereditary titles – two viscounts, one baron and two baronets. Another son designed the iconic bulbous Perrier mineral water bottle.[1]
They lived in Dublin until 1867, when they moved to London, initially to St John's Wood, and later to Hampstead when the family's fortunes declined, in part due to Harmsworth's "fondness for alcohol", although they were always short of money, in part due to having so many children.[2][3]
The Harmsworths had 14 children (ten sons and four daughters), three of whom died in infancy:[4]
Harmsworth was a barrister of the Middle Temple and one of the standing counsel for the Great Northern Railway.[5] He has been described as an "unsuccessful" barrister.[6] It was not until after his death that the press empire created by his sons "really took off".[4] Harmsworth was the founder of the Sylvan Debating Club, for which he served as Secretary for a number of years.
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Harmsworth died on 16 July 1889.[2] He is buried at East Finchley Cemetery. He died of cirrhosis of the liver, as did his son Hildebrand, both in their 50s.[3]
^Philip E. LaMoreaux; Judy T. Tanner (6 December 2012). Springs and Bottled Waters of the World: Ancient History, Source, Occurrence, Quality and Use. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 108. ISBN978-3-642-56414-7.
^ abcBoyce, D. George. "Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, Viscount Northcliffe (1865–1922)". ODNB. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
^ abcBourne, Richard (2015). Lords of Fleet Street: The Harmsworth dynasty. Routledge. pp. 122–124. ISBN978-1-317-40387-6.
^ abcdThorpe, Andrew, & Richard Toye. (Eds.) (2016). Parliament and politics in the age of Asquith and Lloyd George: The diaries of Cecil Harmsworth, MP, 1909–1922. Camden Fifth Series Volume 50. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 2–4. ISBN978-1-107-16245-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Wilson, Herbert Wrigley (1922). "Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Visct." . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company.
^Magill, Frank N., ed. (5 March 2014). Dictionary of world biography: Volume 8 The 20th Century Go-N. Routledge. p. 1554. ISBN978-1-317-74060-5.
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alfred, harmsworth, barrister, alfred, harmsworth, july, 1837, july, 1889, british, barrister, father, several, united, kingdom, leading, newspaper, proprietors, five, whom, were, honoured, with, hereditary, titles, viscounts, baron, baronets, another, designe. Alfred Harmsworth 3 July 1837 16 July 1889 was a British barrister and the father of several of the United Kingdom s leading newspaper proprietors five of whom were honoured with hereditary titles two viscounts one baron and two baronets Another son designed the iconic bulbous Perrier mineral water bottle 1 Alfred HarmsworthAlfred HarmsworthBorn 1837 07 03 3 July 1837Marylebone London United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandDied16 July 1889 1889 07 16 aged 52 Brondesbury London United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandResting placeEast Finchley CemeteryNationalityBritishOccupationBarristerSpouseGeraldine Mary Maffett 1864 1889 Children14 Contents 1 Early life 2 Family 3 Career 4 Death 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksEarly life editAlfred Harmsworth was born on 3 July 1837 in Marylebone London the only son of Charles Harmsworth and Hannah Carter 2 Family editOn 21 September 1864 at St Stephen s Church Dublin he married Geraldine Mary Maffett one of the eight children of William Maffett a land agent in County Down and his second wife Margaret Finlayson They lived in Dublin until 1867 when they moved to London initially to St John s Wood and later to Hampstead when the family s fortunes declined in part due to Harmsworth s fondness for alcohol although they were always short of money in part due to having so many children 2 3 The Harmsworths had 14 children ten sons and four daughters three of whom died in infancy 4 Alfred Harmsworth 1st Viscount Northcliffe 1865 1922 Geraldine Adelaide Hamilton Harmsworth 1866 1945 married Sir Lucas White King mother of Cecil Harmsworth King 4 Harold Harmsworth 1st Viscount Rothermere 1868 1940 Cecil Harmsworth 1st Baron Harmsworth 1869 1948 Sir Leicester Harmsworth 1st Baronet 1870 1937 Sir Hildebrand Harmsworth 1st Baronet 1872 1929 Violet Grace Harmsworth 1873 1961 married Wilfrid Wild 3 Charles Harmondsworth Harmsworth 1874 1942 William Albert St John Harmsworth 1876 1933 Maud Sarah Harmsworth 1877 1878 Christabel Rose Harmsworth 1880 1967 mother of Christabel Bielenberg nee Burton Nazi resistance figure Vyvyan George Harmsworth 1881 1957 Muriel Harmsworth 1882 1882 despite the name Muriel was a boy Harry Stanley Giffard Harmsworth 1885 1887 In 1939 there were five women entitled to the style of Lady Harmsworth 4 Career edit nbsp Alfred Harmsworth by Seymour Lucas R A Harmsworth was a barrister of the Middle Temple and one of the standing counsel for the Great Northern Railway 5 He has been described as an unsuccessful barrister 6 It was not until after his death that the press empire created by his sons really took off 4 Harmsworth was the founder of the Sylvan Debating Club for which he served as Secretary for a number of years Death editHarmsworth died on 16 July 1889 2 He is buried at East Finchley Cemetery He died of cirrhosis of the liver as did his son Hildebrand both in their 50s 3 See also editHarmsworth baronetsReferences edit Philip E LaMoreaux Judy T Tanner 6 December 2012 Springs and Bottled Waters of the World Ancient History Source Occurrence Quality and Use Springer Science amp Business Media p 108 ISBN 978 3 642 56414 7 a b c Boyce D George Harmsworth Alfred Charles William Viscount Northcliffe 1865 1922 ODNB Retrieved 7 October 2016 a b c Bourne Richard 2015 Lords of Fleet Street The Harmsworth dynasty Routledge pp 122 124 ISBN 978 1 317 40387 6 a b c d Thorpe Andrew amp Richard Toye Eds 2016 Parliament and politics in the age of Asquith and Lloyd George The diaries of Cecil Harmsworth MP 1909 1922 Camden Fifth Series Volume 50 Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 2 4 ISBN 978 1 107 16245 7 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Wilson Herbert Wrigley 1922 Northcliffe Alfred Charles William Harmsworth 1st Visct In Chisholm Hugh ed Encyclopaedia Britannica 12th ed London amp New York The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company Magill Frank N ed 5 March 2014 Dictionary of world biography Volume 8 The 20th Century Go N Routledge p 1554 ISBN 978 1 317 74060 5 Further reading editFerris Paul 1971 The House of Northcliffe The Harmsworths of Fleet Street London Weidenfeld and Nicolson ISBN 978 0297993865 OCLC 281447 External links edit nbsp Media related to Alfred Harmsworth barrister at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Harmsworth barrister amp oldid 1192581724, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
