Ralph Endersby Harwood

Sir Ralph Endersby Harwood KCB KCVO CBE (28 March 1883 – 28 February 1951) was Financial Secretary to George V, Edward VIII and George VI.[1]

Sir Ralph Endersby Harwood
Born(1883-03-28)28 March 1883
Died28 February 1951(1951-02-28) (aged 67)
NationalityUnited Kingdom
EducationBedford Modern School
Known forFinancial Secretary to George V, Edward VIII and George VI

Early life

Harwood was born on 28 March 1883, the son of Charles Harwood of Shefford, Bedfordshire. He was educated at Bedford Modern School.[1]

Career

Harwood served as Deputy Treasurer to George V from 1922 until 1935 and Financial Secretary to George V (1935), Edward VIII (1936) and George VI (1937).[1] He later became a Governor of the London School of Economics.[1]

Family life
Harwood's grave in the churchyard of St Leonard's church in Old Warden

In 1903, Harwood married Kitty, the daughter of William Rule Endersby. They had one son and three daughters.[1] Sir Ralph was instrumental in the restoration of Seckford Hall, a Suffolk mansion.

Harwood died on 28 February 1951[1] and is buried in the churchyard of St Leonard's church in Old Warden in Bedfordshire.

There is a photographic portrait of him at the National Portrait Gallery.[2]

References
  1. Who Was Who, Published by A&C Black Limited, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920-2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014
  2. National Portrait Gallery, London - Sir Ralph Endersby Harwood by Bassano Limited
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