Background
He was the son of Edward Smith, formerly a member of the Stock Exchange. She was the eldest daughter of W. S. J. Crosbie-Hill, Justice of the Peace, of the Red House, Sevenoaks, Kent.
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James Masterton-Smith
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Education
Hertford College.
Career
In 1905 Masterton-Smith married 1st Barbara Crosbie-Hill. In 1923 Masterton-Smith married Marjorie, the only daughter of Hubert B. Marten of 15 Mallord Street, London, SW3. Masterton-Smith was educated at Harrow School and Hertford College, Oxford.
He entered the Home Civil Service (Class I).
His career is summarised:
1901 Admiralty,
1904-1908 Private Secretary to the Second Sea Lord,
1908-1910 Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary,
1910-1917 Private Secretary to successive First Lords of the Admiralty (Mr Reginald McKenna, Mr Winston Churchill, Mr Arthur Balfour, Sir Edward Carson, and Sir Eric Geddes,
September 1917 - January 1919 Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Munitions,
1919-1920 Assistant Secretary (Additional), War Office and Air Ministry,
1920-1921 Joint Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour,
1921-1924 Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies,
1924 retired.
Achievements
Membership
He was a member of the official side of the National Whitley Council for the Civil Service.
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Born
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Died
March 4, 1938 (aged 59) -
Nationality
British