Background
PROVIS, Samuel Butler was born on February 9, 1845 in Warminster. Son of Samuel and Mary Provis.
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Samuel Butler Provis
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He was educated at Queen"s College, Cambridge, and called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1866.
Career
Provis was appointed Junior Legal Assistant to the Local Government Board in 1872, advanced to Assistant Secretary in 1882, and was Permanent Secretary to the Board from 1898 until 1910, when he retired. During his career he assisted in a complete change in the system of English local government. The passing of the Local Government Acting 1888 established county councils, and the Local Government Acting 1894 established parish and district councils, both acts together transferred local affairs from justices to popular elected bodies.
He was knighted and received the insignia of the order from King Edward VII on 17 December 1901.
Membership
He was among the members of the 1905-1909 Royal Commission on the Poor Laws, where he signed the majority report.
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British