▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁war ▁mission ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁ ▁Alfred ▁Har ms worth ▁married ▁Mary ▁Elizabeth ▁Mil ner ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁D ame ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( GB E ) ▁and ▁D ame ▁of ▁Grace , ▁Order ▁of ▁St ▁John ▁( D . St . J ) ▁during ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁They ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁children . ▁ ▁Children ▁ ▁Alfred ▁Har ms worth ▁had ▁four ▁acknowled ged ▁children ▁by ▁two ▁different ▁women . ▁The ▁first , ▁Alfred ▁Benjamin ▁Smith , ▁was ▁born ▁when ▁Har ms worth ▁was ▁sevent een ▁years ▁old ; ▁the ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁six teen - year - old ▁ma id serv ant ▁in ▁his ▁parents ' ▁home . ▁Smith ▁died ▁during ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁alleg edly ▁in ▁a ▁mental ▁home . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁Har ms worth ▁had ▁acquired ▁a ▁new ▁mist ress , ▁an ▁Irish w oman ▁named ▁Kath le en ▁W ro han , ▁about ▁whom ▁little ▁is ▁known ▁but ▁her ▁name ; ▁she ▁bore ▁him ▁two ▁further ▁sons ▁and ▁a ▁daughter , ▁and ▁died ▁during ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁Political ▁influence ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁North cl iffe ▁controlled ▁ 4 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁morning ▁newspaper ▁circul ation ▁in ▁Britain , ▁ 4 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁evening ▁and ▁