Background
ALFORD, Josiah George was born on January 1, 1847. 2nd son of late Charles Richard Alford, Doctor of Divinity, Bishop of Victoria.
ALFORD, Josiah George was born on January 1, 1847. 2nd son of late Charles Richard Alford, Doctor of Divinity, Bishop of Victoria.
Studied at King’s College, London. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Graduated, 1869; Master of Arts.
Ordained 1870, as Curate of St. Leonards-on-Sea. Assistant to Archbishop’s Inspector of Training Colleges, 1872-1875. Minor Canon of Bristol Cathedral, 1873.
Vicar of St. Nicholas, Bristol, 1880. Honorary secretary to the Bishop’s Commissioners since 1882. Governor of the Colston Trust since 1887.
Chaplain to the Lord Mayor of Bristol (Sir Robert Symes), 1893. Chaplain (1st class, ranking as Colonel), Territorial Force. Surrogate for the Diocese, and Diocesan Trustee.
Member- 25 ber of the Education Committee for Bristol. I Member of the Royal United Service institution. Volunteer Officers' Decoration; Cambridge Honourable Canon of Bristol Cathedral; Rural Dean.