Lionel George Bridges Justice Ford (3 September 1865 – 27 March 1932) was an Anglicanpriest who served as Dean of York after two headmasterships at notable English independent schools.[1]
Ford became headmaster of Repton School in 1901 and in 1910 moved to Harrow, where he was headmaster until 1925.[8] in 1925 he became the dean at York, a post he was to hold until his death on Easter Sunday seven years later.[9] His memorial is in the restored Zouche Chapel.[10]
lionel, ford, lionel, george, bridges, justice, ford, september, 1865, march, 1932, anglican, priest, served, dean, york, after, headmasterships, notable, english, independent, schools, contents, biography, career, personal, life, references, external, linksbi. Lionel George Bridges Justice Ford 3 September 1865 27 March 1932 was an Anglican priest who served as Dean of York after two headmasterships at notable English independent schools 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksBiography editFord was born in Paddington London the son of William Augustus Ford and Katherine Mary Justice 2 His father had played cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club MCC and his brother Francis Ford played cricket for England Ford s grandfather was George Samuel Ford a well known bill discounter Ford was educated at Repton School and King s College Cambridge where he won the Chancellor s Classical Medal 3 4 and was a member of the Pitt Club 5 He became a school master at Eton and was ordained a curate in the Anglican church in 1893 6 In 1898 and 1899 he played cricket for minor county Buckinghamshire 7 Career editFord became headmaster of Repton School in 1901 and in 1910 moved to Harrow where he was headmaster until 1925 8 in 1925 he became the dean at York a post he was to hold until his death on Easter Sunday seven years later 9 His memorial is in the restored Zouche Chapel 10 Personal life editFord married in 1904 Mary Catherine Talbot daughter of the education campaigner Lavinia Talbot and Edward Stuart Talbot who was successively Bishop of Rochester Southwark and Winchester 11 They had a daughter and six sons including Neville Ford 1906 2000 a notable cricketer for Derbyshire who married Patricia Smiles daughter of Ulster Unionist MP W D Smiles and Margaret Heighway and great niece of Mrs Beeton in 1941 12 Edward Ford 1910 2006 a courtier in the Royal Household of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II who married the widow Virginia Brand Polk daughter of Robert Brand 1st Baron Brand in 1949 Lionel Ford is the great grandfather of TV personality and chief Scout Bear Grylls 13 References edit Who was Who 1897 1990 London A amp C Black 1991 ISBN 0 7136 3457 X Lee Sidney ed 1912 Ford William Justice Dictionary of National Biography 2nd supplement Vol 2 London Smith Elder amp Co The Times Monday 20 February 1888 p 10 Issue 32313 col G Winner of The Chancellor s Classical Medal Ford Lionel George Bridges Justice FRT884LG A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Benson Edward Frederic 1920 Our Family Affairs 1867 1896 London New York Toronto and Melbourne Cassell and Company Ltd p 231 The Times Monday 25 December 1893 p 9 Issue 34143 col D Ordinations Canterbury Lionel Ford at Cricket Archive The Times Tuesday 31 May 1910 p 13 Issue 39286 col E Harrow School New Headmaster New Dean Of York Dean Bate Appointed to succeed Ford Official Appointments and Notices The Times Saturday 21 May 1932 p 10 Issue 46139 col D The Times Saturday 9 December 1933 p 14 Issue 46623 col E In Memory Of Dean Ford Zouche Chapel Restored At York Marriage details thepeerage com HON MRS JOHN POLK ENGAGED TO A MAJOR The New York Times 26 September 1949 Retrieved 6 August 2016 External links editPortrait of Lionel FordAcademic officesPreceded byJoseph Wood Head Master of Harrow School1910 1925 Succeeded byCyril NorwoodAcademic officesPreceded byHubert Burge Headmaster of Repton School1901 1910 Succeeded byWilliam Temple Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lionel Ford amp oldid 1163636859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
