Ford, W. J. (William Justice), 1853-1904.

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Writer on cricket. In his youth W.J. Ford was recognized as a considerable cricket player for both his school, Repton, and his university, Oxford. Ford taught first at Marlborough College and then became principal of Nelson College, New Zealand, where he met and married Katherine Macey Browning in 1887. In 1890 Ford became headmaster of Leamington College. After three years there he retired and wrote on cricket and other sports.

From the description of The Acharnians : an album relating to the production of Aristophanes' 'The Acharnians" at Leamington College, Warwickshire, 1892. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 312494998

Role Title Holding Repository
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associatedWith Aristophanes person
associatedWith Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941. person
associatedWith Ford, Katherine Macey. person
associatedWith Ford, Lionel, 1865-1932. person
associatedWith Leamington College (Leamington, England) corporateBody
associatedWith Prior, George, fl. 1892. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
England--Leamington
Subject
College and school drama, British
Greek drama
Greek drama
Scrapbooks
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Birth 1853

Death 1904

English,

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

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