Sir Geoffrey Stuart King KCB, KBE, CB, MC (1894-1981) was a British civil servant.
King was the third and youngest son of Charles James Stuart King, a schoolmaster and footballer, and Violet Maud Hankin. He was the brother of Edward Leigh Stuart King and Sir Charles John Stuart King.
Born in Windom, Minnesota, he was educated at Felsted School from 1908 to 1910. [1]
In 1920 King married Eileen May Tuke and had four sons. [1]
After leaving school, King became articled to a solicitor in Chard, Somerset. [2] During the First World War he served with the West Somerset Yeomanry in France and was awarded the Military Cross in 1919. [2] [3]
King then joined the Treasury Solicitor's Department. In 1929 served on the secretariat for the Conference on the Operation of Dominion Legislation and Merchant Shipping Legislation, held prior to the 1930 Imperial Conference, [4] and in 1930 he was a delegate to the League of Nations Codification Conference, held in The Hague. [5]
In 1944 King became Secretary of the Unemployment Assistance Board and in 1948 he was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of National Insurance. [1]
King was the author of The Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance (1958) and Caravanning Complete (1980).
King was awarded the Military Cross in 1919 created CB in 1943. He was made a KBE in 1946 and a KCB in 1953.
The 1937 Coronation Honours were awarded in honour of the coronation of George VI.
The 1935 Birthday Honours for the British Empire were announced on 3 June 1935 to celebrate the Birthday and Silver Jubilee of King George V.
The 1931 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 30 December 1930.
The King's Birthday Honours 1950 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the King, and were published in supplements to the London Gazette of 2 June 1950 for the British Empire, Australia, Ceylon and New Zealand.
The 1949 King's Birthday Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth Realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made "on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty's Birthday", and were published in supplements to the London Gazette of 3 June 1949 for the British Empire, New Zealand, India and Ceylon.
The New Year Honours 1922 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. They were published on 30 December 1921.
The New Year Honours 1920 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. They were published on 1 January 1920 and 30 March 1920.
The King's Birthday Honours 1929 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King. They were published on 3 June 1929.
The 1943 New Year Honours were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 29 December 1942.
The 1942 New Year Honours were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 30 December 1941.
The 1941 New Year Honours were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 31 December 1940.
The 1929 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 26 February 1929. The announcement of the list was delayed two months by the health of the king, who fell ill with septicaemia in November 1928. There were no recipients of the Royal Victorian Order and only two recipients in the military division of the Order of the British Empire.
The 1930 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 31 December 1929.
The 1920 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King, and were published in The London Gazette on 4 June 1920.
The 1921 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the King, and were published on 3 and 4 June 1921.
This is a list of Permanent Under-Secretaries for Scotland in the Civil Service. It should not be confused with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland.
Lieutenant-General Sir Charles John Stuart King was an American-born British engineer and army officer.
Sir Ernest John Strohmenger, GBE, CB was a British civil servant.