Nationality United Kingdom Occupation Civil Servant | Name Davenport Cartwright Education Bedford Modern School | |
Born 19 January 1888 ( 1888-01-19 ) Bedford, Bedfordshire, England Known for Under-Secretary at HM Treasury Died December 28, 1965, Lewisham, London, United Kingdom | ||
Davenport Fabian Cartwright Blunt CB (19 January 1888 – 28 December 1965) was a British Civil Servant who became Under-Secretary at HM Treasury.
Biography
Blunt was born in Bedford on 19 January 1888 the son of Harry and Agnes Blunt. Blunt's father was a tutor and Blunt himself was educated at Bedford Modern School.
After school, Blunt joined the civil service and by 1911 was already an examiner in the exchequer and audit department. He moved to HM Treasury in 1939 where he was Under-Secretary between 1946 and 1948. In 1947 he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
Blunt married Edith Harris in London in 1911. He died aged 77 on 28 December 1965 in Lewisham, London.
References
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