Sir Henry Wilson Smith, KCB,

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(30 December 1904 – 28 March 1978) was a British civil servant. Educated at Royal Grammar School, Newcastle and

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, he began his career in the

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in 1927 before moving to

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in 1930. He was Assistant Private Secretary to the

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from 1932 and Principal Private Secretary in 1940. He was

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to the Treasury 1942–1946,

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at the

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1947-1948 and additional Second Secretary to the Treasury 1948 to 1951. He was made

in 1945 and KCB in 1949. In retirement he held several directorships including of the Bank of England.

References

WILSON SMITH, Sir Henry
'' Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 27 Dec 2011 {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Henry Wilson 1904 births 1978 deaths British civil servants