Born: 1909 Educated: Marlborough College, Pembroke College, Cambridge Married:1935 Barbara Cottrell, with whom he had three daughters and one son. Died:1987 Career: 1932-39: Diplomatic Service -Foreign Office Baghdad, Lisbon 1939-45: Offices of War Cabinet 1942-45: Personal Assistant to Lord President of the Council (Clement Attlee) 1945-46: Assistant Secretary HM Treasury Oct 1946-Feb 1948: Personal Assistant to Prime Minister, Clement Attlee 1948-59: Assistant Under Secretary of State Colonial Office 1959-63: Deputy Under Secretary Colonial Office 1962: Member UK delegation to EEC negotiations 1963: Retired from Civil Service 1963-66: Vice-Chairman and Financial Director Harveys of Bristol 1963-80: Director Royal Group of Insurance Companies (Deputy Chairman 1972-80) 1967-69: Chairman Jones Templeton & Co 1966-80: Director Doulton & Co (Deputy Chairman 1969-80) 1966-71: Director Limmer Holdings Ltd (Chairman 1971) 1971-83: Director Tarmac PLC 1983-84: Director Tarmac Roadstone Holdings Ltd 1972-84: Director Donald Macpherson Group 1974-75: Chairman Conservative Commonwealth and Overseas Council 1970-77: Member of Council of Westfield College, London 1978: Honorary Fellow of Westfield College, London Publications: "Europe and the Developing World" Honours: CMG (1949), CB (1956) and KCMG (1961).