Philip Tindal-Carill-Worsley
Philip Ernest Tindal-Carill-Worsley (born Philip Ernest Frank; 21 October 1881 – 18 March 1946) was an English lawyer and landowner. He was the second son of Ernest Frank of Pendleton, near Manchester. He went to Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford, and was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1905. In 1907 he married Clementia Tindal-Carill-Worsley of Platt Hall near Manchester and, by Royal Licence, adopted his father‑in‑law’s name and arms.
They had two sons, Geoffrey (1908–1996) and Peter (1910–2012), and a daughter. During World War I he served with the Shropshire Yeomanry and the Royal Engineers Signals as a staff officer, reaching the rank of major.
He was High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1937 and a justice of the peace for Norfolk. In World War II he commanded the Norfolk Special Constabulary. He was also chairman and trustee of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. He lived at The Dower House, East Carleton, Norfolk. His recreation, listed in Who’s Who, included hunting, shooting, skiing, stalking and fishing. A portrait by Elliott and Fry is in the National Portrait Gallery.
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