Sir William Dawson Croft, KCB,

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(16 August 1892 – 18 August 1964) was an English civil servant. Educated at Trinity College, Oxford, he entered the civil service as an administrative official in the

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in 1919; he served as private secretary to three secretaries of state, from 1931 to 1936 and was then deputy secretary from 1941 to 1947. He was Chairman of the

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from 1947 to 1955, after which he chaired the commission recommending trade and tariff policy ahead of the establishment of the West Indies Federation in 1958."Croft, Sir William Dawson"
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1892 births 1964 deaths English civil servants Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order {{UK-gov-bio-stub