Education
He was educated at Eton College.
public servant chief Taxing Officer
He was educated at Eton College.
In 1920 he became a Clerk in the House of Lords. He became Judicial Taxing Officer in 1934, Principal Clerk of the Judicial Office in 1946, Reading Clerk in 1949, and Clerk Assistant in 1953. He was appointed Clerk of the Parliaments in 1959 and retired in 1963.
From 1941 to 1945 he was Chief ARP and Security Officer of the Palace of Westminster.
From 1949 to 1963 he was a trustee of the British Museum. From 1963 until his death he was a trustee of the Natural History Museum.
He was appointed Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1946, Central Bank in 1951, and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1959.