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.The Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News- Vol. 69, 1945, p. 464 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,Display, ed. Allan Plowman, Mallard Publishing Company, 1966, p. 36 and played for the (English) Nondescripts Cricket Club against Sidmouth in 1949. James Baker-Harber's former wife, Joyce (née Carter), subsequently married the aviator Robert Stanford Tuck.
Baker-Harber was educated at Tonbridge School.The Register of Tonbridge School from 1900 to 1965, ed. C. H. Knott, Tonbridge School, 1966, p. 305
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.The Register of Tonbridge School from 1900 to 1965: ed. C. H. Knott, Tonbridge School (Old Tonbridgian Society), 1966, p. 305 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.American Maritime Cases, issue 2, 1985, p. 1116Dead In The Water: Murder and Fraud in the World's Most Secretive Industry, Matthew Campbell, Kit Chellel, Atlantic Books, 2022Lloyd's of London- A Reputation at Risk, Godfrey Hodgson, Allen Lane, 1984, p. 187
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.The Times
He lived on the High Street of Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex, and died on 25 June 2022. References
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