Anglican priest and Dean of York
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]
Biography
Ford 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
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]
Personal life
Ford 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:
Lionel Ford is the great grandfather of TV personality and chief Scout Bear Grylls .[ 13]
References
^ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & 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 & 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 .
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Academic offices
Preceded by
Head Master of Harrow School 1910-1925
Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by
Headmaster of Repton School 1901-1910
Succeeded by