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Anthony John "Tony" Badger (born 6 March 1947) is a British academic and historian. Until 2014 he was
Paul Mellon Professor of American History The Paul Mellon Professorship of American History is a senior professorship at the University of Cambridge. It was established in 1980 with funds from Paul Mellon family fortune and has been held by several notable American, British, and Canadian ...
at the
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and Master of
Clare College, Cambridge Clare College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college was founded in 1326 as University Hall, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the Unive ...
. He is a specialist in post-World War II Southern American political history.


Early life

Badger was born on 6 March 1947, and attended Cotham Grammar School in Bristol. He studied History at
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Sidney Sussex College (historically known as "Sussex College" and today referred to informally as "Sidney") is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. The College was founded in 1 ...
, and received his
B.A. A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree ...
degree with Honours in 1968 and his M.A. from the
University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...
in 1971. He graduated with a Ph.D. in
American Studies American studies or American civilization is an interdisciplinarity, interdisciplinary field of scholarship that examines American literature, History of the United States, history, Society of the United States, society, and Culture of the Unit ...
from the
University of Hull The University of Hull is a public research university in Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1927 as University College Hull. The main university campus is located in Hull and is home to the Hu ...
in 1974. In 1999, Hull awarded him an honorary D. Litt.


Academic career

Badger was a lecturer in the History Department of
Newcastle University Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick university and a mem ...
from 1971 to 1991. He held the Andrew Mellon Visiting Professorship at
Tulane University The Tulane University of Louisiana (commonly referred to as Tulane University) is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by a cohort of medical doctors, it b ...
,
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from January to May 2000. In 1992, he moved to the
University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...
, having been appointed
Paul Mellon Professor of American History The Paul Mellon Professorship of American History is a senior professorship at the University of Cambridge. It was established in 1980 with funds from Paul Mellon family fortune and has been held by several notable American, British, and Canadian ...
. He retired from Cambridge at the end of the 2013/2014 academic year and took up a post as Professor of American History at
Northumbria University Northumbria University (legally the University of Northumbria at Newcastle) is a Public research university, public research university located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, North East of England. It has been a university since 199 ...
in
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. He served on the Cambridge University Council from 1988 to 2002 and 2005 to 2008. He chaired its audit committee between 2001 and 2002, and chaired the search committee in 2002 that secured the appointment of
Alison Richard Dame Alison Fettes Richard, (born 1 March 1948) is an English anthropologist, conservationist and university administrator. She was the 344th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, the third Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge since the po ...
as
vice-chancellor A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth of Nati ...
. Since 2004, he has been the chairman of
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, the major examination and assessment body.


Works

1. ''Prosperity Road: The New Deal, Tobacco, and North Carolina'' (Chapel Hill, 1980)
2. ''North Carolina and the New Deal'' (Raleigh, 1981)
3. ''The New Deal: The Depression Years 1933-1940'' (London and New York, 1989)
4. ''New Deal/ New South'' (University of Arkansas Press, 2007)
5. ''FDR: The First Hundred Days'' (Hill and Wang, 2008)
6. ''Albert Gore, Sr.: A Political Life'' (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018)
7. ''Why White Liberals Fail: Race and Southern Politics from FDR to Trump'' (Harvard University Press, 2022)


FDR: The First Hundred Days

Prime Minister
Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. Previously, he was Chancellor of the Ex ...
selected Professor Badger’s book ''FDR: The First Hundred Days'', about the 32nd President of the United States, as his 2008 book of the year. In the Guardian, Brown wrote, This work influenced Gordon Brown in shaping the economic response to the recession.


Chairman – Kennedy Memorial Trust

On 24 March 2009, Gordon Brown appointed Badger as the chairman of the Kennedy Memorial Trust, effective from July 7, 2009. He replaced Emma Rothschild who had served since 2000. Upon accepting this chairmanship, he said, “"It is an honour to be asked to chair the Kennedy Memorial Trust. The Kennedy scholarships are a most fitting legacy to the late President and recognise the long-standing ties of the Kennedy family with Britain. They have enabled some of the very best students in Britain to experience world-class graduate education in the US." Badger was succeeded as the trust's chair in July 2016 by Professor Sir
Mark Walport Sir Mark Jeremy Walport (born 25 January 1953) is an English medical scientist and was the Government Chief Scientific Adviser in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2017 and Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) from 2017 to 2020. I ...
.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Badger, Tony British historians Living people Masters of Clare College, Cambridge Academics of Newcastle University Alumni of the University of Hull Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge 1947 births Paul Mellon Professors of American History