Harry Mount

Henry Francis Mount (born 1971) is a British author and journalist who is editor of The Oldie magazine and a frequent contributor to the Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph. Early life 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, where he was an Honorary Scholar. He then read Ancient and Modern History at Magdalen College, Oxford, graduating with a first. 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. He also briefly worked as a banker.