George Leach (civil servant)

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Lieutenant Colonel Sir George Archibald Leach, KCB (25 April 1820 – 18 June 1913) was an English civil servant.[1]

Leach entered the Royal Engineers in 1837 and retired on half-pay in 1861 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. From 1854 to 1861, he had been in charge of the for the Ordnance Survey. He was appointed an assistant tithe commissioner in 1861, full commissioner in 1877 and then a from 1882. On the establishment of the Board of Agriculture in 1889, he became its Permanent Secretary, serving until 1892. His uncle was the judge Sir John Leach; his sons included the army officers Sir Edward Pemberton Leach and and his daughter married Sir Joseph Savory.[1] On Leach's death, he was described by The Daily Telegraph as a "veteran official".[2] He was also a keen yachtsman and vice-esident of the .[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Obituary: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir George Leach", The Times (London), 20 June 1913, p. 11. Gale CS185270484.
  2. ^ a b "Lieut.-Col. Sir George A. Leach", The Daily Telegraph, 21 June 1913, p. 12. Gale IO0706543164.
Government offices
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office established
 Permanent Secretary of the
Board of Agriculture
1889–1892 		Succeeded by
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