James Masterton-Smith, Date of Birth, Date of Death

James Masterton-Smith

British civil servant

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1878

Date of Death: 04-May-1938

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Sir James Edward Masterton-Smith (24 August 1878 – 4 May 1938) was a British civil servant. He was the son of Edward Smith, formerly a member of the Stock Exchange. In 1905 Masterton-Smith married 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.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;