Sir James Dundas Harford KBE CMG (7 January 1899 – 26 November 1993) was a British diplomat who served as Governor of Saint Helena from 1954 to 1958.
A direct descendant of John Scandrett Harford of Blaise Castle, he was educated at Repton School and Balliol College, Oxford. Between school and university he enlisted as a Second Lieutenant in 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment and saw action in France between 1917 and 1918. After a period as a schoolmaster at Eton College from 1922 to 1926, Harford joined the Colonial Administration Service and was posted to Nigeria (1926–1934).
He was subsequently appointed:
Harford Middle School in Saint Helena is named in his honour.
He was married twice:
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Preceded by Hubert Eugène Bader |
Administrator of Antigua 1936–1941 |
Succeeded by Herbert Boon |
Preceded by Douglas Roy Stewart |
Administrator of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla 1940–1947 |
Succeeded by Leslie Stuart Greening |
Preceded by Sir George Joy |
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Saint Helena 1954–1958 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Alford |