- John Scandrett Harford
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name=John Scandrett Harford
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birth_date=1785
birth_place=Bristol
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death_date=1866
death_place=John Scandrett Harford (1785-1866) was the son of a prominent banker in the English city of
Bristol . By the end of the 18th Century he was a wealthy banker in his own right, and is also known as being a landowner, a staunchQuaker and an abolitionist.Harford had a sizeable portfolio, including the
Blaise Castle estate atHenbury . This was originally property ofThomas Farr , but Farr went bankrupt in 1778 following theAmerican Revolutionary War . The estate then changed hands a number of times, but it was Harford who eventually purchased the land and buildings. As of circa 1815, he also owned the Peterwell estate atLampeter , making the purchase jointly with his younger brothers. It was shortly after a meeting with Bishop Burgess, the founder of St David's College Lampeter in 1820, that Harford offered to donate to him the site of Lampeter Castle, 'Castle Field' or 'Cae Castell' in Welsh, which, as Lords of the Manor of Lampeter, he and his brothers now owned. As such, it is on land donated by Harford that theUniversity of Wales, Lampeter now stands. A bust of Harford is in the collection of the University of Wales, Lampeter, and is currently on display in that institution's main library building. Two halls of residence at the university, Harford I and Harford II, are also named after him.He was a moderately successful
artist , and his oil paintings can often be found atauctions in the UK.ee also
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Royal West of England Academy
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