Harry Mount | |
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Born |
Henry Francis Mount 1971 (age 45–46) Lambeth, London, England |
Residence | Kentish Town, London, England |
Education |
North Bridge House School Westminster School |
Alma mater |
Magdalen College, Oxford Courtauld Institute |
Occupation | Journalist, author |
Parent(s) | Sir Ferdinand Mount |
Relatives | David Cameron (second cousin) |
Henry Francis "Harry" Mount (born 1971) is a British author and journalist, who since 2009 is a frequent contributor to the Daily Mail, as well as the Daily Telegraph.
Harry Mount was born in 1971. His father Sir Ferdinand Mount, Bt, FRSL, is also a journalist, and was an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. One of his second cousins is the former British Prime Minister, David Cameron.
Mount was educated at the North Bridge House School in London, followed by Westminster School and then went up to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he read Ancient and Modern History; he graduated with a First (MA (Oxon)). At Oxford he was a member of the Bullingdon Club.
Mount pursued postgraduate studies in Architectural History at the Courtauld Institute receiving an additional MA degree; he then qualified as a barrister, but failed to secure a tenancy in chambers following his pupillage.
Mount worked as a leader writer and a New York correspondent for the Daily Telegraph.