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as a clerk in 1901 (he continued classical studies as a hobby later in life) and rose within ranks to become private secretary to the secretary of state in 1913. Creedy was Secretary of the War Office from 1920 to 1924 and Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War from 1924 to 1939. His uninterrupted service at one department was longer than Sir

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's. After his retirement Creedy was the governor of

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and the commissioner of the

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. He disliked the RAF strategic bombing practices and argued against the creation of the

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* https://www-oxforddnb-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-30982 {{DEFAULTSORT:Creedy, Herbert 1878 births 1973 deaths Place of birth missing Place of death missing