Hildebrand Alfred Beresford Harmsworth

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sir Hildebrand Alfred Beresford Harmsworth, 2nd Baronet (27 May 1901 – 15 November 1977), known as "Sunny" Harmsworth, was a member of the Harmsworth newspaper publishing family but took no part in the family business.

Early life[]

Hildebrand Alfred Beresford Harmsworth was born on 27 May 1901,[1] the first son of Hildebrand Aubrey Harmsworth, 1st Baronet, and Kathleen Mary Harmsworth, née Berton. He was educated at Harrow School.[2] By the time of the 1911 census the family were living at First Avenue, Hove, East Sussex. He had three brothers, Ronald Aubrey Leicester Harmsworth (1902 – 26 January 1946), Chamberlain Michael Hildebrand Harmsworth (born 1903), and Perceval Anthony Thomas Harmsworth (born 1907).[3]

Family[]

Harmsworth inherited the baronetage in 1929[4] on the death of his father from cirrhosis of the liver.[5] He married Elen Billenstein (died 29 December 2005), daughter of of Randers, Denmark, in 1925.[6] They had a son, , and a daughter, Ingeborg Kathleen Elen Harmsworth.

Later life[]

In later life, Harmsworth lived on the income from a Canadian trust, and had houses at Long Island, New York; Florida; and Deepdene, Surrey. He died on 15 November 1977,[7] not having divorced, and left his money to , his companion of 40 years, leading to legal action from his estranged wife. In proceedings he was described by the judge as "a restless and self-centered man who could not bear to be alone, and whose life centered on his women friends, fishing, and his need for sun".[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "HARMSWORTH, Sir Hildebrand Alfred Beresford", Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016; online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Sir Hildebrand Harmsworth", The Times, 20 April 1929, p. 17.
  3. ^ Hamilton, Everard. (1920) Hamilton memoirs: Being historical and genealogical notices of a branch of that family which settled in Ireland in the reign of King James I. 2nd edition. Dundalk: William Tempest, Dundalgan Press. p. 59.
  4. ^ Andrew Thorpe; 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. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-107-16245-7.
  5. ^ Bourne, Richard. (2015). Lords of Fleet Street: The Harmsworth dynasty. Routledge. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-317-40387-6.
  6. ^ Daily Telegraph 12 January, 2006
  7. ^ "Sir Hildebrand Harmsworth", The Times, 21 November 1977, p. 17.
  8. ^ Bourne, p. 238.

External links[]

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Freshwater Grove)
1929–1977 		Succeeded by
Hildebrand Harmsworth
Retrieved from ""