Hilton Poynton

Sir Arthur Hilton Poynton GCMG (20 April 1905 – 24 February 1996), known as Sir Hilton Poynton, was a British civil servant who held the position of Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1959 until his retirement in 1966.

Family and education Born in Oxford, Poynton was the younger son of the classical scholar Arthur Blackburne Poynton (1867–1944) and Mary Sargent (1867–1952). He was educated at Marlborough College and Brasenose College, Oxford. He served as Private Secretary to the Minister of Supply and the Minister of Production from 1941 to 1943.

He died on 24 February 1996 at the age of 90.

Honours Poynton was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1946, a Knight Commander of the Order (KCMG) in 1949 and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order (GCMG) in 1964.