Kenneth William Blaxter

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Kenneth William Blaxter CMG (1 September 1895 - 3 April 1964) was a British civil servant, Assistant Secretary to the Colonial Office from 1942 to 1956. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "BLAXTER, Kenneth William", Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2007. Accessed 15 May 2013.
  2. "Mr. K. W. Blaxter" (obituary), The Times 6 April 1964; pg. 19; issue 55,978; col B