Ted Cardell
Ted Cardell | |
|---|---|
 Cardell (right) with his family. | |
| Born | September 8, 1918 St. Neots, England |
| Died | June 2, 1999 California, USA |
| NSA member | Central & East Africa 1962 - 1963 United Kingdom 1974 - 1980 |
| ABM | Europe ???? - 1974 |
Edmund John "Ted" Cardell (September 8, 1918 - June 2, 1999) was an English Bahá’í who pioneered to Africa and he was the first pioneer to Namibia for which he was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh.
Biography[edit]
Cardell was born in St. Neots, England, in 1918. He pursued careers in farming, photography, and business. At some point he moved to Canada where he became a Bahá’í in 1948.[1]
In 1951 Cardell pioneered to Kenya and in 1953 he pioneered to Namibia opening the country to the Faith. He married Alicia Ward in 1957 and they moved to Kenya together,[1] where he was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Central and East Africa in 1962. He was re-elected in 1963 but returned to England with his wife due to the political situation in the country.[2]
After returning to England Cardell was serving as an Auxiliary Board member as of 1973,[3] and was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United Kingdom in 1974 serving until 1980 when he and his wife moved to the United States. He passed away in California in 1999.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2001). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 28 (1999-2000), Pg(s) 304. View as PDF.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2001). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 28 (1999-2000), Pg(s) 305. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1973). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 505, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF.
