Michael Baker-Harber

Michael Baker-Harber
Personal information
Full name	Michael James Baker-Harber
Nationality	British
Born	4 October 1945; Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Died	25 June 2022 (aged 76)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sailing career
Class	Soling

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]

He lived on the High Street of Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex,^[12] and died on 25 June 2022.^[13]

Personal life

His daughter, Victoria, appeared on the reality show Made in Chelsea. She has a daughter 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.^[14]^[15]^[16]

References

^ The Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News- Vol. 69, 1945, p. 464
^ "THE LONDON GAZETTE, 4 JULY, 1941" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
^ "Page 2912 | Supplement 40175, 14 May 1954 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ Display, ed. Allan Plowman, Mallard Publishing Company, 1966, p. 36
^ "Scorecards". stats.acscricket.com. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
^ The Register of Tonbridge School from 1900 to 1965, ed. C. H. Knott, Tonbridge School, 1966, p. 305
^ "Past Presidents & Honorary Secretaries of the Association". LMAA. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ The Register of Tonbridge School from 1900 to 1965: ed. C. H. Knott, Tonbridge School (Old Tonbridgian Society), 1966, p. 305
^ American Maritime Cases, issue 2, 1985, p. 1116
^ Dead In The Water: Murder and Fraud in the World's Most Secretive Industry, Matthew Campbell, Kit Chellel, Atlantic Books, 2022
^ Lloyd's of London- A Reputation at Risk, Godfrey Hodgson, Allen Lane, 1984, p. 187
^ "Michael Baker-Harber | Deceased Estates | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ "In Memoriam". LMAA. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/he-masterminded-an-86m-art-fraud-and-doesnt-feel-guilty-b9wm59h8w

Sources

"Michael Baker-Harber Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

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[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] "Michael Baker-Harber | Deceased Estates | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

[13] "In Memoriam". LMAA. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

[14] 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.

[15] 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.

[16] ttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/he-masterminded-an-86m-art-fraud-and-doesnt-feel-guilty-b9wm59h8w

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