Arnold Overton

Sir Arnold Edersheim Overton, KCB, KCMG, MC (8 January 1893 - 10 September 1975) was an English civil servant. The son of a Canon F. A. Overton, he was educated at New College, Oxford, and served in the First World War, before entering the Board of Trade in 1919. He represented Britain at the Ottawa Conference and on the Anglo-American Trade Agreement. He was the Permanent Secretary of the Board of Trade from 1941 to 1945 and of the Ministry of Civil Aviation from 1947 to 1953. Between 1945 and 1947, he had been Minister in Charge of the Middle East Office in Cairo. His son, Hugh, was a diplomat.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Sir Arnold Overton", The Times (London), 13 September 1975, p. 14. Gale CS237337901.
  2. ^ "Sir Arnold Overton", The Daily Telegraph, 13 September 1975, p. 12. Gale IO0705503816.
Government offices
Preceded by Director-General of the
Ministry of Civil Aviation
1947–1953 		Succeeded byas Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation