Hackforth, Edgar, son of Joseph Purslove Hackforth, of Bowdon, Cheshire, by Annie Glover; b. Sept. 7, 1878; adm. May 3, 1894 (H); elected head to Trin. Coll. Camb. (with senior Samwaies and a Triplett gratuity) July 1897 (adm. sub-sizar Oct. 1, 1897, sizar 1899); 8th Wrangler Math. Trip., part 1, 1900; B.A. 1900; M.A. 1906; asst. master at Bradfield Coll. 1900, at Westminster School Jan. 1901 - March 1902; junior examiner, Board of Education 1902-6; secretary to the Brighton Education Committee 1906-12; senior clerk, National Health Insurance Commission 1912-9; Deputy Controller of Insurance, Ministry of Health, 1919; Controller of Health Insurance, Ministry of Health, 1937; retired 1942; Officer of Order of Crown of Belgium 1918; C. B. 1928; m. March 31, 1909, Joyce Eleanor, younger daughter of Charles Edward Clayton, of Henfield, Sussex; d. Dec. 1, 1952.