William Stanford (sculptor)

William Walter Tyrell Stanford (1839 – 2 June 1880)[1] was an Australian sculptor.

Stanford was born in London, England, son of Thomas Tyrell, contractor, and his wife Frances née Trevor.[1] As a youth Stanford was apprenticed to a stonemason. Stanford died of "ulceration of the stomach" on 2 June 1880 at Prahran.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Stanford, William Walter Tyrell (1839–1880)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 6. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. 1976. pp. 173–174. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
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