Dudley Williams (public servant)
Australian public servant
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Dudley Cadell Leslie Williams CBE (1909 – 18 March 1985) was a former senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Transport between 1957 and 1969.
1909
Dudley Williams | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Transport | |
| In office 29 October 1957 – 8 April 1969 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dudley Cadell Leslie Williams 1909 |
| Died | 18 March 1985 (aged 75–76) East Melbourne |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Life and career
Dudley Williams was born in 1909. He attended Wesley College and Queen's College.[1]
Williams joined a predecessor to the Department of Shipping and Transport in 1943.[2] He was appointed deputy chairman of the Australian Ship-building Board in 1952,[3] and Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Transport in October 1957.[4] He retired from the Commonwealth Public Service in 1969.[5]
Williams married Miss Margaret Crofton "Peg" Harper in Adelaide on Melbourne Cup day in 1966.[6] He had worked with her for nearly 20 years ahead of their engagement.[7] She had been private secretary to three ministers for shipping and transport.[8]
Williams died on 18 March 1985 at the Mercy Private Hospital in East Melbourne.[9]
Awards
Williams was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1961.[10]