Sir Alan Graham Dawtry CBE TD (8 April 1915 – 27 January 2018)[1] was a British municipal government official. He was an Assistant solicitor at Sheffield City Council between 1938 and 1948, deputy town clerk at Bolton, England between 1948-1952 and Leicester, England between 1952-1954 and town clerk Wolverhampton, England, 1954–1956.[citation needed] He was Chief Executive of the Westminster City Council between 1956 and 1977.[2] During his career, he was also Town Clerk for the City of Westminster. In the 1974 New Year Honours, Dawtry was knighted.

Sir Alan Dawtry
Born
Alan Graham Dawtry

(1915-04-08)8 April 1915
Died27 January 2018(2018-01-27) (aged 102)
Westminster
EducationKing Edward VII School, Sheffield
Alma materSheffield University
Parent(s)Melancthon and Kate Nicholas (Kevan) Dawtry

Early life and education

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Dawtry was born in Sheffield; his parents were Melancthon and Kate Dawtry. After King Edward VII School, he studied law at Sheffield University,[3] graduating in 1937.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Obituary: Solace’s co-founder who helped redraw London boundaries
  2. ^ "Sir Alan Dawtry, 'last of the great patrician town clerks' – obituary". The Telegraph. 13 February 2018. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. ^ Brooke, Rodney (8 February 2018). "Sir Alan Dawtry obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Sir Alan Dawtry, CBE, TD (1915-2018) obituary". www.sheffield.ac.uk. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2022.

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