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Sir James Edward Masterton-Smith (24 August 1878 - 4 May 1938) KCB, 1919; CB 1915 was a British civil servant. He was the son of Edward Smith, formerly a member of the Stock Exchange. In 1905 Masterton-Smith married 1st Barbara Crosbie-Hill. She was the eldest daughter of W. S. J. Crosbie-Hill, JP, of the Red House, Sevenoaks, Kent. They had one son and one daughter. His first wife died in 1921 in tragic circumstances.〔 Kensington Tragedy: Lady Masterson-Smith's Death, Fulham Chronicle, August 26th 1921, London 〕 In 1923 Masterton-Smith married Marjorie, the only daughter of Hubert B. Marten of 15 Mallord Street, London, SW3. Masterton-Smith was educated at Harrow School and Hertford College, Oxford. He entered the Home Civil Service (Class I). His career is summarised: *1901 Admiralty, *1904-1908 Private Secretary to the Second Sea Lord, *1908-1910 Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary, *1910-1917 Private Secretary to successive First Lords of the Admiralty (Mr Reginald McKenna, Mr Winston Churchill, Mr Arthur Balfour, Sir Edward Carson, and Sir Eric Geddes, *Sep 1917 - Jan 1919 Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Munitions, *1919-1920 Assistant Secretary (Additional), War Office and Air Ministry, *1920-1921 Joint Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour, *1921-1924 Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, *1924 retired. He was a member of the official side of the National Whitley Council for the Civil Service; ==Honours== *Officer of the Belgian Order of the Crown, 1915; *Officer of the Legion of Honour, 1920. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Masterton-Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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