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 eminent English public schools.[1]
Ford was born in Paddington, London, the son of William Augustus Ford and Katherine Mary Justice.[2] His father had played cricket for the MCC. Ford was educated at Repton School and King's College, Cambridge where he won the Chancellor's Classical Medal.[3][4] He became a school master at Eton, and was ordained a curate in the Anglican church in 1893.[5] In 1898 and 1899 he played cricket for minor county Buckinghamshire.[6]
Ford became headmaster of Repton School in 1901 and in 1910 moved to Harrow, where he was headmaster until 1925.[7] in 1925 he became the Dean at York, a post he was to hold until his death on Easter Sunday seven years later.[8] His memorial is in the restored Zouche Chapel.[9]
He was a renowned preacher.
Ford married in 1904 Mary Catherine Talbot, daughter of Edward Stuart Talbot, who was successively Bishop of Rochester, Southwark and Winchester.[10] Their son Neville Ford became a notable cricketer for Derbyshire and another son Edward Ford was a courtier in the Royal Household of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Joseph Wood |
Head Master of Harrow School 1910-1925 |
Succeeded by Cyril Norwood |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Hubert Burge |
Headmaster of Repton School 1901-1910 |
Succeeded by William Temple |