Frank Hansford-Miller

Who was Frank Hansford-Miller?

Frank Hansford-Miller was a politician and prolific author in both England and Australia.

Born in London, Hansford-Miller, he studied at Colfe's Grammar School before serving in the Royal Artillery during World War II. After the war, he studied statistics at University College London and King's College London. His studies were interrupted by tuberculosis of the spine. He began working as a maths teacher, and engaged in a lengthy dispute over the rejection of his PhD by the University of London External Programme. In 1969, he instead gained a PhD from the "National University of Canada", a degree mill. He was also elected as a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.

In 1966, Hansford-Miller founded the John Hampden New Freedom Party and, during the 1970s, he wrote a biography of John Hampden. In 1974, Hansford-Miller renamed the group the "English National Party", intending to parallel the success of Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party. He stood unsuccessfully under this label in numerous elections.