Osmund Somers Cleverly
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Neville Chamberlain
25 October 1891
Sir Osmond Cleverly | |
|---|---|
 Sir Osmund Somers Cleverly in 1951 | |
| Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 1935–1939 | |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain |
| Preceded by | Sir Harold Vincent |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Rucker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Osmond Somers Cleverly 25 October 1891 |
| Died | 21 October 1966 (aged 74) |
| Spouse |
Priscilla Simpson (m. 1920) |
| Relations | Charles St George Cleverly |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Rugby School |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Awards | CVO (1937) CB (1939) Knight Bachelor (1951) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1919 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Queen's Regiment (TF) |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
Sir Osmund Somers Cleverly CB CVO (25 October 1891[1][2] – 21 October 1966) was a British civil servant who, between 1935 and 1939, served as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.[3][4]
Osmund Cleverly was born in 1891 at London to artist, Charles Frederick Moore Cleverly and Mary Isabel Cleverly.[5] His baptism is recorded as having taken place on 10 December 1891 in the parish of St. Mary the Virgin.[5] For his schooling he was educated at Rugby School and Magdalen College, Oxford. Following the outbreak of the First World War he saw active service in India and Mesopotamia between 1914 and 1919.[3][4]
Career
War Office
After the war he entered the British Civil Service, where he worked at the War Office between 1919 and 1935.[4]
Principal Private Secretary
In 1935 he was appointed Private Secretary and then Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister. In this capacity he served the British Prime Ministers Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain between 1935 and 1939.[3][4]
Ministry of Supply
He served as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Supply in the early years of the Second World War between 1939 and 1941.[4]
Commissioner of Crown Lands
From 1941 to 1952 he was Commissioner of Crown Lands and was called out of retirement to fill the role between 1954 and 1955 after the Crichel Down Affair.[3][4]
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