About Samuel Butler Provis
Lived 1845 – 1926 (aged 81). Samuel Butler Provis was a lawyer and civil servant.
Sir Samuel Butler Provis (9 February 1845 – 11 July 1926) was a British civil servant, working at the Local Government Board for 37 years.
Early life and education Provis was born in Warminster in 1845, the eldest son of Samuel and Mary Provis, of Bath.
Career Provis was appointed Junior Legal Assistant to the Local Government Board in 1872, advanced to Assistant Secretary in 1882, and was Permanent Secretary to the Board from 1898 until 1910, when he retired.
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1887, and promoted to Knight Commander (KCB) of the order in the 1901 Birthday Honours list in November 1901. He was knighted and received the insignia of the order from King Edward VII on 17 December 1901. In the 1918 Birthday Honours list, Provis was appointed a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH).
He never married, and died on 11 July 1926.
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Who was Samuel Butler Provis?
British civil servant (1845–1926)
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Samuel Butler Provis was born on 9 February 1845 in Warminster.
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Samuel Butler Provis died on 11 July 1926 in Parkstone.
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Samuel Butler Provis was a lawyer and civil servant.
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