The Lord Harris of Peckham

Sponsor, Harris Federation

At the age of 15 Lord Harris of Peckham took over his family’s carpet business following the sudden death of his father. 20 years later Harris was running 93 shops. It is for his extensive contributions to education, however, that Harris is chiefly recognised. He is the sponsor and chairman of the Harris Federation, a not-for-profit organisation which he established so that London children might have a better education than that which Harris himself received. Many academies have been founded or expanded with the donations offered by Lord Harris, including the Harris City Technology College, Harris Academy Merton and Harris Manchester College, Oxford.

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