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Francis Floud

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He served in a variety of posts before being appointed, in 1920, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. He was Chairman of the Board of Customs and Excise from 1927 to 1930 and then Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour (1930-1934) during the very difficult
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period following the financial crisis, when unemployment and other benefits were cut by the National government. He served as
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From 1938 to 1940 he chaired the Bengal Land Revenue Commission, for which he was appointed a Knight Commander to the
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Francis Floud married, in 1909, Phyllis, daughter of Colonel Everard A. Ford. They had two sons,
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Francis Floud came from a clerical family. He was educated at
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Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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and, in his retirement, a number of other public bodies.
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MP and a daughter Phyllis, who married Peter du Sautoy.
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Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
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KCB
KCSI
KCMG
Cranleigh School
King's College London
Lincoln's Inn
British High Commissioner to Canada
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
1938 New Year Honours
Order of the Star of India
1941 New Year Honours
Peter Floud
Bernard Floud
The Papers of Sir Francis Floud
Churchill Archives Centre
"Previous High Commissioners"
the original
"No. 34469"
The London Gazette
"No. 35029"
The London Gazette
Alfred Daniel Hall
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Charles John Howell Thomas
Horace Hamilton
Board of Customs and Excise
James Grigg
Horace Wilson
Permanent Secretary

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