Michael Baker-Harber

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Michael Baker-Harber
Personal information
Full nameMichael James Baker-Harber
NationalityBritish
Born(1945-10-04)4 October 1945
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Died25 June 2022(2022-06-25) (aged 76)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Sailing career
ClassSoling

Michael James Baker-Harber (5 October 1945 – 25 June 2022) was a sailor from Great Britain, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as crew member in the Soling. With helmsman Iain MacDonald-Smith and fellow crew member Barry Dunning, they took the 13th place.

Early life and education

Baker-Harber was born at "Lindwell", Northwood, Middlesex, son of James Algerin Charles Baker-Harber (1905-1966) and Pam, née Orr.[1] Baker-Harber's father worked for Marks and Spencer and other department stores including Handley's of Southsea as a display designer, being "a frequent winner of display competitions"; he had served with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War,[2][3][4] and played for the (English) Nondescripts Cricket Club against Sidmouth in 1949.[5] James Baker-Harber's former wife, Joyce (née Carter), subsequently married the aviator Robert Stanford Tuck.

Baker-Harber was educated at Tonbridge School.[6]

Career

Baker-Harber qualified as a solicitor, becoming partner at Ince & Co., and was president of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association from 2003 to 2006.[7][8] He was a director of Coulouthros Ltd, a freight and cargo transportation company based in London, and represented Lloyd's of London on behalf of Ince & Co.[9][10][11]

Personal life

His daughter, Victoria, appeared on the reality show Made in Chelsea. She has two daughters with her partner, the American art dealer Inigo Philbrick, who in 2022 was jailed for wire fraud and ordered to pay $86.7 million. They married following his release from prison in 2024.[12][13][14]

He lived on the High Street of Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex,[15] and died on 25 June 2022.[16]

References

  1. ↑ The Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News- Vol. 69, 1945, p. 464
  2. ↑ "THE LONDON GAZETTE, 4 JULY, 1941" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Page 2912 | Supplement 40175, 14 May 1954 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Display, ed. Allan Plowman, Mallard Publishing Company, 1966, p. 36
  5. ↑ "Scorecards". stats.acscricket.com. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  6. ↑ The Register of Tonbridge School from 1900 to 1965, ed. C. H. Knott, Tonbridge School, 1966, p. 305
  7. ↑ "Past Presidents & Honorary Secretaries of the Association". LMAA. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  8. ↑ The Register of Tonbridge School from 1900 to 1965: ed. C. H. Knott, Tonbridge School (Old Tonbridgian Society), 1966, p. 305
  9. ↑ American Maritime Cases, issue 2, 1985, p. 1116
  10. ↑ Dead In The Water: Murder and Fraud in the World's Most Secretive Industry, Matthew Campbell, Kit Chellel, Atlantic Books, 2022
  11. ↑ Lloyd's of London- A Reputation at Risk, Godfrey Hodgson, Allen Lane, 1984, p. 187
  12. ↑ May-Williams, Sophie (10 March 2023). "MIC's Victoria Baker-Harber's life now from blonde makeover to becoming a mum". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Alberge, Dalya (25 May 2022). "'He's sabotaged his entire life for greed': the $86m rise and fall of Inigo Philbrick". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  14. ↑ The Times
  15. ↑ "Michael Baker-Harber | Deceased Estates | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "In Memoriam". LMAA. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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