Sir Roderick Sinclair Meiklejohn, KBE, CB (30 May 1876 – 18 January 1962) was an English civil servant. Educated at Hertford College, Oxford, he entered the civil service in 1899; initially serving in the

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, from 1902 he was in

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. From 1928 to 1939, he was

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."Sir Roderick Meiklejohn", ''

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'' (London), 20 January 1962, p. 10. .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meiklejohn, Roderick 1876 births 1962 deaths English civil servants Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of the Bath