Ford Tichborne Explained

Ford Tichborne (1862–1940) was an Irish 20th-century Anglican priest.[1]

Born in County Tyrone in 1862[2] and educated at Trinity College, Dublin he held the important offices of Chancellor of Armagh Cathedral, Dean of Armagh (1928–1938)[3] and Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin (1938–1940).[4]

Having become a Doctor of Divinity (DD), Tichborne died in 1940.[5] There is a memorial to him in the north aisle at St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh.[6]

Notes and References

  1. "Handbook of British Chronology" By Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D.E; Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996, 9780521563505
  2. [Who's Who|“Who was Who” 1897-1990]
  3. "A New History of Ireland "Moody,T.M; Martin,F.X; Byrne,F.J;Cosgrove,F: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976
  4. Obituaries section Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  5. [The Times]
  6. "Funary Monuments & Memorials in St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh" Curl, J.S. p28: Whitstable; Historical Publications; 2013

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