Sir (William) Godfrey Agnew (11 October 1913 – 10 December 1995) was a British civil servant. Agnew was born as William Charles Agnew in Kent on 11 October 1913 and was educated at Tonbridge School. In 1936 he became a solicitor in the Public Trustee's office, he joined the Royal Artillery at the start of the Second World War, he received a bad back injury caused by a bad landing during parachute training. Agnew worked as Senior Clerk of the Privy Council Office from 1946 to 1951, before serving as Deputy Clerk until 1953. He was Clerk of the Privy Council from 1953 to 1974, and was made

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in 1965. Between 1972 and 1974 he was Deputy Secretary at the

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, and Agnew was made

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in 1975. He married firstly Ruth Moore, with whom he had three sons and three daughters. After her death in 1962, Agnew married secondly Lady (Nancy) Tyrwhitt.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Agnew, Godfrey 1913 births 1995 deaths British civil servants Clerks of the Privy Council Companions of the Order of the Bath Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Royal Artillery officers People educated at Tonbridge School