John Sebastian Marlowe Ward
John Sebastian Marlow Ward (22 December 1885 – 1949) was an English author who published widely on the subject of Freemasonry and esotericism. He was also the leader of a Christian sect, and the founder of the Abbey Folk Park, the earliest example of a folk park in Britain.
John Sebastian Marlowe Ward | |
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John Ward standing next to his second wife Jessie about 1936 | |
| Born | 22 December 1885 |
| Died | 2 July 1949 (aged 63) Limassol, Cyprus |
| Resting place | Limassol |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (1908) |
| Occupation | priest |
| Title | Archbishop |
| Spouses | Eleanor Caroline Lanchester
(m. 1908; died 1926)Jessie Page
(m. 1927) |
| Partner | Ursula Cuffe (1948) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Herbert Ward |
He was born in what is now Belize. In 1908 he graduated from the University of Cambridge with honours in history, following in the footsteps of his father, Herbert Ward, who also had studied history before entering the priesthood of the Anglican Church.
John Ward became a prolific and sometimes controversial writer on a wide variety of topics. He made contributions to the history of Freemasonry and other secret societies. He was also a psychic medium or spiritualist, a prominent churchman and is still seen by some as a mystic and modern-day prophet.