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Sir James Edward Masterton-Smith KCB (24 August 1878 – 4 May 1938) was a British civil servant who held the position of Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies.^[1]

Early life and education

Masterton-Smith was the son of Edward Smith, a member of the Stock Exchange. He was educated at Harrow School before going up to Hertford College, Oxford.^[1]

In 1905 he married Barbara Crosbie-Hill, the eldest daughter of William Samuel James Hill JP and Elizabeth Mary Crosbie, of The Red House in Sevenoaks, Kent.^{[citation needed]} They had one son and one daughter.^{[citation needed]} Barbara died in 1921 in tragic circumstances,^[2] and in 1923 Masterton-Smith married Marjorie Marten, the only daughter of Hubert B. Marten of 15 Mallord Street, London.

Career

Masterton-Smith entered the Civil Service in 1901 and worked at the Admiralty for many years. He served as Private Secretary to the Second Sea Lord (1904–1908), Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary (1908–1910) and Private Secretary to successive First Lords of the Admiralty (Reginald McKenna, Winston Churchill, Arthur Balfour, Edward Carson and Eric Geddes) from 1910 to 1917.^[1]

He was Assistant Secretary at the Ministry of Munitions (1917–1919), Assistant Secretary (Additional) at the War Office and the Air Ministry (1919–1920) and Joint Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Labour (1920–1921).

In 1921, when he was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies, Churchill offered Masterton-Smith the position of Permanent Under-Secretary, which he accepted.

Masterton-Smith was also a member of the National Whitley Council, representing the Civil Service.

Honours

Masterton-Smith was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1915 and a Knight of the Order (KCB) in 1919. He was also made an Officer of the Belgian Order of the Crown in 1915 and an Officer of the French Legion of Honour in 1920.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c National Portrait Gallery, Sir James Edward Masterton-Smith. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ Fulham Chronicle, Kensington Tragedy: Lady Masterson-Smith's death, 26 August 1921. - more specific citation required

Government offices
Preceded by none	Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour 1920–1921 With: Sir David Shackleton	Succeeded by Sir Horace Wilson
Preceded by Sir George Fiddes	Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1921–1925	Succeeded by Sir Samuel Wilson

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[npg-1] National Portrait Gallery, Sir James Edward Masterton-Smith. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

[2] Fulham Chronicle, Kensington Tragedy: Lady Masterson-Smith's death, 26 August 1921. - more specific citation required

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-Sir James Edward Masterton-Smith. b. 24 August 1878, d. 4 May 1938.
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+'''Sir James Edward Masterton-Smith''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCB}}  (24 August 1878 – 4 May 1938) was a British civil servant who held the position of [[Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies]].<ref name=npg>[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp80114/sir-james-edward-masterton-smith National Portrait Gallery, Sir James Edward Masterton-Smith]. Retrieved 12 November 2020.</ref>
+==Early life and education==
-KCB, 1919; CB 1915
+Masterton-Smith was the son of Edward Smith, a member of the [[Stock Exchange]]. He was educated at [[Harrow School]] before going up to [[Hertford College, Oxford]].<ref name=npg/>
-Son of late Edward Smith, formerly a member of the Stock Exchange; married 1st, 1905, Barbara (died 1921), eldest daughter of late W. S. J. Crosbie-Hill, JP, of the Red House, Sevenoaks, Kent: one sone and one daughter; 2nd marriage, 1923, Marjorie, only daughter of Hubert B. Marten, 15 Mallord Street, London, SW3.
+In 1905 he married Barbara Crosbie-Hill, the eldest daughter of William Samuel James Hill [[Justice of the Peace|JP]] and Elizabeth Mary Crosbie, of The Red House in [[Sevenoaks]], [[Kent]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} They had one son and one daughter.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} Barbara died in 1921 in tragic circumstances,<ref>Fulham Chronicle, ''Kensington Tragedy: Lady Masterson-Smith's death'', 26 August 1921. - more specific citation required</ref> and in 1923 Masterton-Smith married Marjorie Marten, the only daughter of Hubert B. Marten of 15 [[Mallord Street]], [[London]].
+==Career==
-Educated at Harrow and Hertford College, Oxford.
+Masterton-Smith entered the [[British Civil Service|Civil Service]] in 1901 and worked at the [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]] for many years. He served as [[Private Secretary]] to the [[Second Sea Lord]] (1904–1908), Private Secretary to the [[Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty|Permanent Secretary]] (1908–1910) and Private Secretary to successive [[First Lord of the Admiralty|First Lords of the Admiralty]] ([[Reginald McKenna]], [[Winston Churchill]], [[Arthur Balfour]], [[Edward Carson]] and [[Eric Geddes]]) from 1910 to 1917.<ref name=npg/>
+He was Assistant Secretary at the [[Ministry of Munitions]] (1917–1919), Assistant Secretary (Additional) at the [[War Office]] and the [[Air Ministry]] (1919–1920) and Joint Permanent Secretary at the [[Ministry of Labour (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Labour]] (1920–1921).
-Entered Home Civil Service (Class I), Admiralty, 1901;
-Private Secretary to Second Sea Lord, 1904-1908; to the Permanent Secretary, 1908-1910; and to successive First Lords of the Admiralty (Mr McKenna, Mr Churchill, Mr Balfour, Sir Edward Carson, and Sir Eric Geddes, 1910-1917);
-Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Munitions, September 1917-January 1919;
-Assistant Secretary (Additional), War Office and Air Ministry, 1919-1920;
-Joint Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour, 1920-1921;
-Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1921-1924;
-retired, 1924;
+In 1921, when he was appointed [[Secretary of State for the Colonies]], Churchill offered Masterton-Smith the position of [[Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies|Permanent Under-Secretary]], which he accepted.
-Member of the official side of the National Whitley Council for the Civil Service;
-Officer of the Belgian Order of the Crown, 1915;
-Officer of the Legion of Honour, 1920.
+Masterton-Smith was also a member of the [[National Whitley Council]], representing the Civil Service.
-Source: Who Was Who
+==Honours==
+Masterton-Smith was made a Companion of the [[Order of the Bath]] (CB) in [[1915 New Year Honours|1915]] and a Knight of the Order (KCB) in [[1919 New Year Honours|1919]]. He was also made an Officer of the Belgian [[Order of the Crown (Belgium)|Order of the Crown]] in 1915 and an Officer of the French [[Legion of Honour]] in 1920.
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