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| rdfs:comment | - Henry Andrade Harben (12 August 1849 - 18 August 1910) was a businessman, barrister and politician. The son of Sir Henry Harben (1823-1911), chairman of the Prudential Assurance Association and his wife Ann née Such. He graduated from the University of London in 1868 and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1871. He married Mary Frances James in 1873 In 1878 he became a Freeman of the City of London. In 1879 he followed his father into the Prudential as a director and was chairman of the company from 1907 until his death. He died following complications after surgery.
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| abstract | - Henry Andrade Harben (12 August 1849 - 18 August 1910) was a businessman, barrister and politician. The son of Sir Henry Harben (1823-1911), chairman of the Prudential Assurance Association and his wife Ann née Such. He graduated from the University of London in 1868 and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1871. He married Mary Frances James in 1873 In 1878 he became a Freeman of the City of London. In 1879 he followed his father into the Prudential as a director and was chairman of the company from 1907 until his death. He entered local politics as a member of the Paddington Vestry and from 1900 to the successor Paddington Borough Council, and he was Mayor of Paddington in 1902-03. He was a Moderate Party member of the London County Council first elected to represent Paddington (South) in 1898 and re-elected twice, retaining his seat until 1907. He died following complications after surgery. He was the author of A Dictionary of London (1917).
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