Early Life and Family Tragedy Harry Siddons Mowbray (August 5, 1858 – 1928) was born in Alexandria, Egypt, to English parents—John Henry Siddons and Eliza Jane (née Field)—who represented a British bank at the time of his birth. Tragically, John Henry Siddons succumbed to hyperthermia just a year later, leaving Eliza Jane to raise Harry alone amidst considerable hardship. At age five, Eliza Jane tragically perished in a domestic accid…