Jack Catchpool

Jack Catchpool
CBE
Warden of Toynbee Hall
In office
1963–1964
Preceded byArthur Eustace Morgan
Succeeded byWalter Birmingham
Personal details
Born(1890-08-22)22 August 1890
Leicester, UK
Died13 March 1971(1971-03-13) (aged 80)
Welwyn Garden City, UK
EducationSidcot School
Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre
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(Egerton) St John Pettifor Catchpool CBE (1890-1971) also known as Jack Catchpool was a social worker who served as the warden of Toynbee Hall, London. He was general secretary of the Youth Hostels Association from its inception in 1930 until 1950.

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