Arthur fforde

Who was Arthur fforde?

Sir Arthur Frederic Brownlow fforde, GBE, was a solicitor, civil servant, headmaster, writer and businessman. The surname fforde is spelled with two lowercase F's.

Arthur fforde was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Oxford University. As a solicitor, he became a partner in the law firm Linklaters & Paines and also had helped establish the Unit Trust. In 1948 he returned to Rugby as head master, remaining until 1957, 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.

Occasional verses by Arthur fforde were published later in his life, until his death in 1985.