About Michael Cary
Lived 1917 – 1976 (aged 58). Michael Cary was a civil servant.
Sir Arthur Lucius Michael Cary GCB (3 April 1917 – 6 March 1976) was a British civil servant who served as Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence.
Early life and education Cary was born to Joyce Cary and Gertrude Margaret Ogilvie at Harrow, Middlesex.
Cary was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Oxford. advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1965 Birthday Honours, and further advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the 1976 New Year Honours.
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Cary, Sir (Arthur Lucius) Michael (1917–1976), civil servant
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Michael Cary was born on 3 April 1917.
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Michael Cary died on 6 March 1976.
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Michael Cary was a civil servant.
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