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'''Sir Arthur Frederic Brownlow |
'''Sir Arthur Frederic Brownlow Fforde'''{{efn|The surname [[fforde]] is spelled with [[ff (digraph)|two lowercase F's]].}} [[Order of the British Empire|GBE]] (23 August 1900 – 26 June 1985) was an English solicitor, civil servant, headmaster, writer and businessman. |
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Arthur Fforde was educated at [[Rugby School]] (SH 1914–1919, Head of School) and [[Trinity College, Oxford]]. As a solicitor, he became a partner in the law firm Linklaters & Paines (now known as [[Linklaters]]) and also had helped establish the [[Unit trust]].<ref name=bbc>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/keyfacts/stories/chairmen.shtml#fforde|website=BBC Press Office|title=BBC Chairmen: fforde|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316075838/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/keyfacts/stories/chairmen.shtml#fforde|archivedate=2011-03-16}}</ref> He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the [[1946 New Year Honours]], having served as an Under-Secretary in the Treasury.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37407|page=2|supp=y|date=28 December 1945}}</ref> In 1948 he returned to Rugby as head master, remaining until 1957,<ref>Rugby School Who's Who, 1975</ref> when he became Chairman of the [[BBC]]. In 1964 he retired after a spell of ill-health and was appointed a [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]] the same year.<ref name=bbc/> |
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Occasional verses by Arthur fforde were published later in his life, until his death in 1985. |
Occasional verses by Arthur fforde were published later in his life, until his death in 1985. |
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Sir Arthur Frederic Brownlow Fforde[a] GBE (23 August 1900 – 26 June 1985) was an English solicitor, civil servant, headmaster, writer and businessman.
Arthur Fforde was educated at Rugby School (SH 1914–1919, Head of School) and Trinity College, Oxford. As a solicitor, he became a partner in the law firm Linklaters & Paines (now known as Linklaters) and also had helped establish the Unit trust.[1] He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1946 New Year Honours, having served as an Under-Secretary in the Treasury.[2] In 1948 he returned to Rugby as head master, remaining until 1957,[3] when he became Chairman of the BBC. In 1964 he retired after a spell of ill-health and was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire the same year.[1]
Occasional verses by Arthur fforde were published later in his life, until his death in 1985.
Notes
- ^ The surname fforde is spelled with two lowercase F's.
References
- ^ a b "BBC Chairmen: fforde". BBC Press Office. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011.
- ^ "No. 37407". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1945. p. 2.
- ^ Rugby School Who's Who, 1975
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