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Philip Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham

Philip Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham, English businessman and politician

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Born
September 15, 1942
Age in 2026
84
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1942

About Philip Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham

Philip Charles Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham, is an English businessman and politician. Although a prominent Conservative Party donor and former Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party Board of Treasurers, he supported the Labour Party at the 2024 general election, but maintained the Conservative Whip. Harris is the co-owner of the horse Hello Sanctos, which won a gold medal with Scott Brash in the team show jumping event at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Harris won a second gold medal in the team show jumping with Scott Brash in the 2024 Paris Olympics, this time on Hello Jefferson. In a September 2017 interview with The Times he described Theresa May as very indecisive, hopeless during the general election campaign which she should have won easily, and leading a weak, directionless government. His wife, Pauline, was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2004.

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Philip Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham timeline

  1. His wife, Pauline, was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2004.
  2. Harris is the co-owner of the horse Hello Sanctos, which won a gold medal with Scott Brash in the team show jumping event at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
  3. In a September 2017 interview with The Times he described Theresa May as very indecisive, hopeless during the general election campaign which she should have won easily, and leading a weak, directionless government.
  4. Harris won a second gold medal in the team show jumping with Scott Brash in the 2024 Paris Olympics, this time on Hello Jefferson.

The world when Philip Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham was born

Philip Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham was born in 1942. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1942

  • #1 song"White Christmas" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieCasablanca
  • Best-selling bookThe Song of Bernadette – Franz Werfel

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Negro League World Series
  • Top headlineBattle of Midway becomes turning point of WWII in the Pacific
  • Technology milestoneEnrico Fermi achieves first nuclear chain reaction
  • Defining fadRationing and war bonds
  • Notable inventionNapalm
  • World population2.35 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population134.9M

1942 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Philip Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19422026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population134.9M341 million

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