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Longford, Michael Desmond, brother of Ronald Terence Longford (qv); b. 30 May 1928; adm. Sept. 1939 (KS); left July 1945; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1945, BA 1948, MA 1954; Colonial Civil Service, Tanganyika 1951, district officer 1953, private sec. to Governor 1955-6, District Commr. 1961-2, retd. on independence of Tanganyika 1962; personnel man. 1962-4; dep. gen. superintendent, Dr Barnardo’s Home 1964-7; principal, Dept. of Health and Social Security 1967; seconded to Cabinet Office 1971-3 and to Overseas Development Administration 1977 and 1980; retd. 1988; author, The Flags changed at Midnight, Tanganyika’s Progress towards Independence 2001, The Path that led to Africa 2003 (with chapters describing his education at the Sch. ); m. 30 June 1956 Jennifer Mary, d. of Frances Louise Stevenson CBE, Countess Lloyd George of Dwyfor; d. 14 July 2005.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1937 to Election 2015, Volume 5, London, 2017