Background
Posford, John Albert was born on September 3, 1914 in Sevenoaks, Kent, United Kingdom. Son of Benjamin Ashwell and Cecile Marguerite (Pigache) Posford.
Posford, John Albert was born on September 3, 1914 in Sevenoaks, Kent, United Kingdom. Son of Benjamin Ashwell and Cecile Marguerite (Pigache) Posford.
Bachelor with honours, Kings College, Cambridge, 1936; Master of Arts, Kings College, 1939.
Design and site resident engineer, Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners, London, 1939-1944; partner, G. Maunsell & Partners, London, 1944-1955; partner, Maunsell, Posford & Paury, London, 1949-1955; senior partner, Posford, Paury & Partners (now Posford Duvivier), London, 1955-1985; retired, now senior consultant, Posford, Paury & Partners (now Posford Duvivier), London, since 1985. Director Hydraulic Research, Wallingford, United Kingdom, 1983-1990. Member export promotion committee, confederation British Industries, London, 1982-1988.
Chairman Cambridge House and Talbot Charity, London, 1982-1995. Governor Woolverstone School, Suffolk, United Kingdom, 1981-1983. Member American Society Civil Engineers, Royal Society Arts, United Oxford and Cambridge University Club of London (chairman 1979-1980, trustee 1985-1990).
Married Nell Margaret Knight, November 2, 1940 (wid. June 1966); children: Jennifer, Charles, Catherine, Penelope, Veronica. Married Jean Davidson Marchant-Smith, January 19, 1970 (divorced 1993).
Children: Benjamin, Nicholas.
