Sir Samuel Goldman KCB (10 March 1912 – 28 July 2007) was

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and later an international banker. He was the youngest son of Jewish immigrants. He was educated at the Davenant Foundation School and Raine's School. His father and brothers worked in the clothing business but at the age of 17 he gained a scholarship to the

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(LSE). His BSc in 1932 was the top first in Economics; he won the

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Memorial Prize. In 1934 he gained an MSc for a thesis titled "English Theory of Capital from a Hayekian Viewpoint." Hayek himself approved the thesis. He worked for Moody's Economist Services, 1934–38, Joseph Sebag & Co., 1938–39 and the

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, 1940–47. He joined the Civil Service in 1947, first in the Central Statistical Office then transferred to the Treasury in September 1947. The leading priority then in the Treasury was post-

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recovery. He spent his career in the finance group until 1968, becoming Chief Statistician, 1948; Assistant Secretary, 1952; Under-Secretary, 1960 and Third Secretary, 1962. In 1968, he was appointed Second Permanent Secretary in charge of public spending, serving under both the Labour government of

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and the Conservative one of

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. He was made CB in 1963 and KCB in 1969. Retiring in 1972, he became chairman of

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and managing director of Orion Bank. He was Chairman of the

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, 1976-81. He was among the first people to be made an honorary fellow of LSE.

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* Obituary in LSE Magazine, Vol 19 no.2 Winter 2007, p. 45 1912 births 2007 deaths Second Permanent Secretaries of HM Treasury Civil servants in the Central Statistical Office (United Kingdom) British Jews Jewish scientists Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath People educated at Raine's Foundation School Alumni of the London School of Economics Honorary Fellows of the London School of Economics {{england-bio-stub