Editing Harwich (section)

==Notable residents==
Harwich has also historically hosted a number of notable inhabitants, linked with Harwich's maritime past.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vision of Britain|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=771040|publisher=visionofbritain.org|access-date=27 March 2012}}</ref>

* [[Christopher Newport]] (1561–1617), seaman and privateer,<ref>[http://www.captainchristophernewport.com/ Captain Christopher Newport website, Biography] retrieved January 2018</ref> captain of the expedition that founded [[Jamestown Virginia|Jamestown, Virginia]]
* [[Christopher Jones (sailor)|Christopher Jones]] (c.1570–1622) Captain<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131019105711/http://www.harwich.net/histjones.htm The Harwich Society, archive, Christopher Jones and the Mayflower Expedition 1620–1621] retrieved January 2018</ref> of the 1620 voyage of the Pilgrim ship ''[[Mayflower]]''
* [[Thomas Cobbold (1708–1767)]], brewer and owner of [[Three Cups, Harwich|Three Cups]]
* [[William Shearman]] (1767–1861), physician<ref>{{cite DNB |wstitle=Shearman, William |volume=52 |last=Webb |first=William Wilfrid |author-link=William Wilfrid Webb |page=1 |short=1}}</ref> and medical writer
* [[James Francillon]] (1802–1866), barrister<ref>{{cite DNB |wstitle=Francillon, James |volume=20 |last=Watt |first=Francis |author-link= |page=164 |short=1}}</ref> and legal writer
* Captain [[Charles Fryatt]] (1872–1916), mariner<ref>[http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/fryatt_balfour.htm Arthur Balfour's comments on Fryatt's execution, firstworldwar.com] retrieved January 2018</ref> executed by the Germans, brought back from [[Belgium]] and buried at [[Dovercourt]]
* [[Peter Firmin]] (1928–2018), artist<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278696/ IMDb Database] retrieved January 2018</ref> and puppet maker
* [[Randolph Stow]] (1935–2010), reclusive<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110224154217/http://www.cgg.wa.gov.au/notable-people/randolph-stow Geraldton Regional Library, archive, Randolph Stow – Writer] retrieved January 2018</ref> but award-winning Australian-born writer made his home in Harwich
* [[Myles de Vries]] (born 1940), first-class cricketer
* [[Liana Bridges]] (born 1969) actress,<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0108770/ IMDb Database] retrieved January 2018</ref> best known for co-presenting ''[[Sooty & Co]]''
* [[Kate Hall (singer)|Kate Hall]] (born 1983), British-Danish<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2520288/ IMDb Database] retrieved January 2018</ref> singer
* [[Dan Rowe]], singer

===Politicians===
* [[Sir John Jacob, 1st Baronet]] of Bromley (c.1597–1666), politician<ref>[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/jacob-john-1597-1666 The History of Parliament Trust, JACOB, John (1597–1666)] retrieved January 2018</ref> who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and 1641
* [[Capel Luckyn|Sir Capel Luckyn, 2nd Baronet]] (1622–1680), politician<ref>[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/luckyn-capel-1622-80 The History of Parliament Trust, LUCKYN, Capel (1622–80)] retrieved January 2018</ref> who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1647 and 1679
* [[Samuel Pepys]] (1633–1703), diarist<ref>[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/pepys-samuel-1633-1703 The History of Parliament Trust, PEPYS, Samuel (1633–1703)] retrieved January 2018</ref> and [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|member of parliament]] (MP) for Harwich
* [[Anthony Deane (mayor)|Sir Anthony Deane]] (1638–1721), mayor of Harwich,<ref>[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/deane-sir-anthony-1633-1721 The History of Parliament Trust, DEANE, Sir Anthony (1633–1721)] retrieved January 2018</ref> naval architect, Master Shipwright, commercial shipbuilder and MP
* [[Edward Harvey (British Army officer)|Lieutenant-General Edward Harvey]] (1718–1788) [[Adjutant-General to the Forces]] and MP for Harwich 1768 to 1778
* [[Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree]] (1937–2012), Conservative politician<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17510001 BBC News, 26 March 2012] retrieved January 2018</ref> and former Cabinet member
* [[Nick Alston]] (born 1952), Conservative<ref>[http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/former-essex-police-and-crime-commissioner-among-list-of-five-new-deputy-lieutenants-1-5116012 East Anglian Daily Times, 20 July 2017, .....five new Deputy Lieutenants] retrieved January 2018</ref> [[Essex Police and Crime Commissioner]]
* [[Bernard Jenkin]] (born 1959), Conservative politician,<ref>[https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/10312/bernard_jenkin/harwich_and_north_essex#profile TheyWorkForYou website, Bernard Jenkin, MP, Harwich and North Essex] retrieved January 2018</ref> MP for [[Harwich and North Essex (UK Parliament constituency)|Harwich and North Essex]] since 2010
* [[Andrew Murrison]] (born 1961), doctor<ref>[https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/11132/andrew_murrison/south_west_wiltshire#profile TheyWorkForYou website, Andrew Murrison, MP, South West Wiltshire] retrieved January 2018</ref> and Conservative Party politician, MP since 2001