Sir Bernard Mallet, (17 September 1859 – 28 October 1932) was a
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civil servant. He served in three departments: the Treasury 1886–1897, Inland Revenue 1897–1907 and General Register Office from 1907.
He was the son of Sir
Louis Mallet. He was educated at
Clifton College
''The spirit nourishes within''
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and
Balliol College, Oxford. He became private secretary to
Arthur Balfour
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, (, ; 25 July 184819 March 1930), also known as Lord Balfour, was a British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. As foreign secretary in the ...
. Later, he was
Registrar General
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and
President of the Royal Statistical Society
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from 1916 to 1918. Mallet was prominent in the
Eugenics Society
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and presided over the
World Population Conference
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, held in Geneva in 1927.
He married Marie Adeane, who at various times was a
Maid of Honour
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Role
Traditionally, a queen ...
to
Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previo ...
and had two sons, one of whom was Sir
Victor Mallet
Sir Victor Mallet (9 April 1893 – 18 May 1969) was a British diplomat and author.
Career
Victor Alexander Louis Mallet was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford. In 1914 he joined the Cambridgeshire Regiment and served ...
, the diplomat.
References
1859 births
1932 deaths
People educated at Clifton College
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
Presidents of the Royal Statistical Society
Registrars-General for England and Wales
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