Background
Sir Ralph was born on 28 March 1883, the son of Charles Harwood of Shefford, Bedfordshire.
Sir Ralph was born on 28 March 1883, the son of Charles Harwood of Shefford, Bedfordshire.
He was educated at Bedford Modern School.
Sir Ralph served as Deputy Treasurer to George V from 1922 until 1935 and Financial Secretary to George V (1935), Edward VIII (1936) and George VI (1937). Sir Ralph later became a Governor of the London School of Economics. In 1903 Harwood married Kitty, the daughter of William Rule Endersby.