Sir Arthur Frederic Brownlow fforde[a] GBE (23 August 1900 – 26 June 1985) was an English solicitor, civil servant, headmaster, writer and businessman.
[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.