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Ford Tichborne

Ford Tichborne

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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]

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    "Handbook of British Chronology" By Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D.E; Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 9780521563505
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    “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
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    "A New History of Ireland "Moody,T.M; Martin,F.X; Byrne,F.J;Cosgrove,F: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
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    Obituaries section Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
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    The Times, Monday, 19 February 1940; pg. 9; Issue 48543; col F Obituary F. Tichborne
  6. [6]
    "Funary Monuments & Memorials in St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh" Curl, J.S. p28: Whitstable; Historical Publications; 2013 ISBN 978-1-905286-48-5


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