Sir Sydney Caine

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(27 June 1902 – 2 January 1991) was an educator and economist.

Early life

On 27 June 1902, Caine was born. Caine's father was Harry Caine, a railway clerk. Caine's mother was Jane. Caine attended Harrow County School in

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, England.

Education

In 1922, Caine graduated with a first class degree, specialising in Economic History from

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Career

Caine started his career as an assistant inspector of taxes. In 1926, Caine joined the Colonial Office, where he served as secretary to the West Indian Sugar Commission and to the UK Sugar Industry Commission. In 1937, Caine was appointed as the

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, until 1940. He proposed the imposition of new water charging system amid the construction of

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and income tax. Between 1952 and 1957 he was the vice-chancellor of the

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. Caine was appointed the director of the

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between 1957 and 1967. He was an alumnus of the LSE, and, before his appointment as director of the school, he was a well-known economist who had acted as a consultant for the

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for a period of time and had worked as a diplomat, being appointed minister at the British Embassy in Washington, US. Between 1963 and 1970 he was the chairman of the governing board of the

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International Institute for Educational Planning.

Personal life

In 1925, Caine married Muriel Ann Harris. Their son, Michael, was born in 1927. His wife died in 1962. Caine married secondly, in 1965, Doris Winifred Folkard (died 1973). He married, thirdly, in 1975, Elizabeth Bowyer (died 1996). On 2 January 1991, aged 88, Sir Sydney Caine died.

Legacy

* Hong Kong One Dollar note with Caine's printed signature.

References

External links

Former Directors of the LSE
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caine, Sydney 1902 births 1991 deaths Academics of the London School of Economics Academics of the University of London Financial Secretaries of Hong Kong Government officials of Hong Kong Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George People educated at Harrow High School Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong 20th-century British economists Alumni of the London School of Economics Vice-chancellors of universities in Malaysia