Individual Details

Michael Charles St. John Hornby

(2 Jan 1899 - Dec 1987)

of Pusey House, Faringdon, Berks., and of 38, Montagu Square, London, W.1. Educated at Windhester; R.M.C., Sandhurst, (Sword of Honour, 1918); and New Coll., Oxford. Joined Grenadier Guards, 1918, and served in Gt. War as 2nd Lieut. At New College, 1919-21. Entered W.H. Smith & Son, 1921. Vice-Chairman, W.H. Smith & Son, 1944-65. Prime Warden, Goldsmith's Co., 1954-55. Chairman, National Book League, 1959-60.

Events

Birth2 Jan 1899London, England
Marriage15 Nov 1928England - Nicolette Joan Ward
DeathDec 1987England
Reference No9NQZ-67V

Families

SpouseNicolette Joan Ward (1900 - )
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FatherCharles Harry St. John Hornby B. A. F. S. A. (1867 - 1946)
MotherCicely Rachel Emily Barclay (1876 - 1971)
SiblingDiana Cicely Beatrice Hornby (1900 - 1980)
SiblingRoger Antony Hornby (1904 - )
SiblingEdward Meysey Hornby (1908 - )
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