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Williams, Griffith Goodland, 1890-1974
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Dates of existence
1890-1974
History
Williams, Sir Griffith Goodland, son of Alfred Augustus Williams, of Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, by Elizabeth Florence, daughter of Mark Ovenden; b. Sept. 20, 1890; adm. as K.S. Sept. 22, 1904; elected head to Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1909, matric. Michaelmas 1909; 1st class Classics (Mods.) 1911; B.A. 1913; M.A. 1925; 2nd Lieut. 4th Batt. Dorset Regt. (T.F.) April 9, 1915; served in India and Mesopotamia and was demob. as Capt.; asst. principal Board of Education 1919-25, principal 1925; under secretary, Ministry of Education, Jan. 1, 1946; deputy secretary, May 30, 1946-53; secretary of the Churches Main Committee 1954; C.B. 1945; K.B.E. 1949; d. 1974.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Full
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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 1883 to Election 1960, Volume 3, compiled by J.B. Whitmore, G.R.Y. Radcliffe and D.C. Simpson, Barnet, 1963