Sir Thomas Henry Elliott, 1st Baronet, (7 September 1854 – 4 June 1926) was an English
civil servant
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permanent secretary
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Comptroller
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of the
Royal Mint
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(1913–1917).
Biography
Elliott was born on 7 September 1854 in London, England. He sat the civil service exam on 2 January 1872, and passed in first place. He served as private secretary to C. T. Richie between 1889 and 1892. In January 1892, he was appointed
Secretary
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Royal Mint
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: as the
Master of the Mint
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was a title held by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer
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, the deputy master was in charge of the day-to-day running of the Mint. He was additionally made ''ex officio'' Engraver of His Majesty's Seals in March 1913. He retired from the civil service in 1917.
In 1880, Elliott married Ellen, daughter of late James Rowe. Together they had two children; one son and one daughter. Elliott died on 4 June 1926, aged 71.
Knight Commander
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of the Order of the Bath (KCB) and therefore granted the title "''sir''". In October 1917, upon retirement from the civil service, he was made a
baronet
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in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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as Sir Thomas Henry Elliott, 1st Baronet, of
Limpsfield
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In addition to his British honours, Elliott was awarded a number of foreign ones. He was made Commander of the '' Order du Mérite Agricole'' and '' Officier de l'Instruction Publique'' by the French president. He was also made Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium), and Commander of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus by the King of Italy.