Paul Raphael Montford [SEP] date of death
Paul Raphael Montford
Paul Raphael Montford (1 November 1868 – 15 January 1938) was an English-born sculptor, also active in Australia; winner of the gold medal of the Royal Society of British Sculptors in 1934.
Early life.
Montford was born in Kentish Town, London, the son of Horace Montford, a sculptor, and his wife Sarah Elizabeth, "née" Lewis. Horace Montford won a gold medal at the Royal Academy schools in 1869. Paul learned modelling from his father and later studied
maker. The business was located in St Marys Street Market Drayton and a total of five addresses in this street were inhabited by the family.
Notable people with the surname Montford:
- Simon de Montford (executed 1495), English nobleman
- Harry Montford (1859–unknown), Welsh footballer
- Edgar Montford (1864–unknown), Welsh footballer
- Paul Raphael Montford (1868–1938), English-born Australian sculptor
- Arthur Montford (born 1934), Scottish television sports journalist
- Bill Montford (born