Al Haverford

**Albert Haverford** is a Corinthian businessman and politician. A Member of the Parliament, he served as Minister of Infrastructure under President Jon Sweetwater and Senior Minister Horatio Guinness. He was the People's Party candidate for President of Corinth during the election of 2150.

## Biography

Haverford was born to James and Winona Haverford in the Foothills District of New Corinth in 2088. James was a construction worker and Winona was a schoolteacher. Al was the eldest of three brothers, the others being Arthur and Asher. James was employed by the Citadel Construction Company in New Corinth and worked on many of the infrastructure projects during the boom after the end of the Erian War.

Haverford was educated at the Foothills Community School. Upon graduating, he enrolled at New Corinth Provincial University, earning a degree in Business Administration in 2110. The completion of his degree coincided with the privatization of the Citadel Construction Company, allowing for more competition and higher wages, particularly in the provinces. Inspired by the President, Isaac Laffey, Haverford joined the Development Party and returned to New Corinth to start Haverford & Sons, a small construction company made with his father and brothers.

He helped build the company for some years until 2113 when he decided to leave the company to enroll at Lysander University to study for a Master in Business Administration. He completed the degree in 2116 and returned to the business.

He helped expand the business which was incorporated as Haverford Corporation in 2130. His corporation took many local government projects helping to develop New Corinth's infrastructure. He was elected to the New Corinth Provincial Assembly in 2128 as a member of the Development Party. However, he grew disillusioned with the Development Party after the election of Avram Stam in 2135. He switched to the People's Party and stood for election to Parliament in 2140. He won and joined the administration of President Sweetwater where Senior Minister Guinness appointed him Minister of Infrastructure. However, his vision conflicted with the more centralized vision of Guinness and Alfred Tate, who led the government under Sweetwater. During the election of 2145, he retained his seat in Parliament but went into the opposition.

In 2150, he was selected to be the People's Party to stand for the Presidential election against the incumbent President, Roderick Coyle. The campaign was considered spirited given Haverford's popularity among regular Corinthians due to his working class background and his relatively nonpartisan nature. However, he lost the election to Coyle and subsequently resigned from Parliament. He resumed his presidency of Haverford Corporation until the election of 2155 with polls showing a victory for Lawrence Chillingsworth. The People's Party encouraged Haverford to run for either Governor of New Corinth or for Parliament. Haverford refused but decided to travel to Corinth to serve as an adviser to President Chillingsworth.

He served as an adviser until 2161 when he died in Corinth.

## Personal life

He married his wife Cecilia Haverford (nee Norfolk) in 2130. They met as students at Lysander University. The couple had two children, Ivan (b. 2135) and May (b. 2138).