Charles Knight CB (1863–25 March 1941) was a British

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. Born in Roche, Cornwall, Knight served as Assistant Secretary of the Local Government Board from 1918 to 1919 and then its successor, the

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, from 1919 to 1922. He was appointed

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(CB) in the 1920 New Year War Honours.

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*Obituary, '' The Times'', 28 March 1941 *'' Who Was Who'' 1863 births 1941 deaths People from Cornwall Civil servants in the Local Government Board Civil servants in the Ministry of Health (United Kingdom) Companions of the Order of the Bath {{UK-gov-bio-stub