page_title: Henry Harford
section_title: Return to England
hierarchical_section_title: Henry Harford / Return to England
caption_attribution_description: English: Reception of the American Loyalists by Great Britain in the Year 1783. Engraving by H. Moses after Benjamin West.
context_page_description: Henry Harford, 5th Proprietor of Maryland, was the last proprietary owner of the British colony of Maryland. He was born in 1758 the eldest — but illegitimate — son of Frederick Calvert 6th Baron Baltimore and his mistress Mrs. Hester Whelan. Harford inherited his father's estates in 1771, at the age of thirteen, but by 1776 events in America had overtaken his proprietary authority and he would soon lose all his wealth and power in the New World, though remaining wealthy thanks to his estates in England.
context_section_description: Harford found himself empty-handed in Maryland, so he returned to England and attempted to win compensation at home. Following the Revolutionary War, the British Parliament created a system for compensating Loyalists who had suffered losses during the war. Harford was recognized in Class VIII of those who had suffered losses, claiming £400,000 sterling. In the end Harford received more than £100,000, the second highest award given.
caption: Reception of the American Loyalists by Great Britain in the Year 1783. Engraving by H. Moses after Benjamin West..
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