John Ferraby (1914-1973) was a British Bahá'í born in Southsea, England into a liberal Jewish family. He was educated at Malvern and at King's College, Cambridge, to which he won a major scholarship.[1] He became a Bahá'í in 1941, and was elected as secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly, which he remained until 1959. [1]
In October 1957 he was appointed a Hand of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi. From 1959 to 1963 he served as one of the nine Custodians at the Bahá'í World Centre in Haifa, Israel.[1]
Ferraby, John (1975). All Things Made New: A Comprehensive Outline of the Bahá'í Faith. Bahá'í Distribution Service of the UK. ISBN 8186953019.
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