James Ford (translator)
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James Ford (1797–1877) was an English cleric, known as a translator of Dante.
He was the son of Sir Richard Ford, police magistrate in London and Member of Parliament, and his wife Marianne Booth, an artist and daughter of Benjamin Booth; Richard Ford (1796–1858) was his elder brother. He was educated at Rugby School, and matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford in 1814, graduating B.A. in 1818, and M.A. in 1821.[1][2][3]
James was a prebendary of Exeter Cathedral from 1849 to 1877.[2]
