Charles Inigo Thomas

Sir Charles Inigo Thomas GCB JP (21 November 1846 – 9 May 1929), known as Sir Inigo Thomas, was an English civil servant who spent his entire career in the Admiralty, serving as Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty from 1907–11.[1]

For the artist and gardener, see Inigo Thomas.

Sir Inigo Thomas

GCB JP
Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty
In office
1907–1911
MonarchEdward VII
George V
Preceded byEvan MacGregor
Succeeded byGraham Greene
Personal details
Born
Charles Inigo Thomas

21 November 1846
Steyning, Sussex, England
Died9 May 1929(1929-05-09) (aged 82)
London
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Spouse(s)
Emma Millicent Evans
(
m. 1888)
RelativesFreeman Frederick Thomas (brother)
Arthur Goring Thomas (brother)
1st Marquess of Willingdon (nephew)
EducationMarlborough College

Early life and education

Thomas was born in Steyning, Sussex, the fourth son of Freeman Thomas and his wife, Amelia, daughter of Colonel Thomas Frederick.[2][3] His elder brother Freeman Frederick Thomas, a noted cricketer, was the father of Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, Viceroy of India, and his younger brother was the famed composer Arthur Goring Thomas. He was a cousin of the gardener and artist Francis Inigo Thomas, also known as Inigo. Charles was educated at Marlborough College.[1]

Career

Thomas entered the Admiralty in 1865, serving successively as private secretary to Rear-Admiral Arthur Hood, Second Sea Lord, and Rear-Admiral Sir John Edmund Commerell, Fourth Sea Lord. He became a principal clerk in 1885 and was put in charge of the branch that deals with the administration of Naval Law. In 1896, he was transferred to be head of the Secret and Political branch. For his work during this period, in which "a number of important events" concerning the Navy occurred, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1900 Birthday Honours.[4][1]

In 1902, he was appointed Assistant Secretary, and five years later, was appointed Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty. He oversaw tremendous expansion of the Navy in response to the growing threat from Germany. Among the reforms he instituted was the development of the Admiralty Library. He remained in this post until September 1911, when he retired at the age of 65.[1]

He was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1907 Birthday Honours[5] and upgraded to Knight Grand Cross (GCB) in the 1911 Coronation Honours, two months before his retirement.[6] He was also awarded a Cross of Naval Merit of Spain.[1]

In his retirement, he was chairman of James Lyne Hancock Ltd., India rubber manufacturers. He was a Justice of the Peace for the County of London, and an Associate of the Institution of Naval Architects.[1]

Personal life

In 1888, he married Emma Millicent Evans, daughter of James Nesbitt Evans, of County Donegal. She died in 1923. He died in London in 1929.[1]

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References
  1. "Obituary: Sir C. Inigo Thomas – Long Service at the Admiralty". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 10 May 1929. p. 18.
  2. Burke, Bernard (1898). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison & sons. p. 1455. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. Kelly's Directories. 1916. p. 1022. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  4. "No. 27200". The London Gazette. 8 June 1900. p. 3630.
  5. "No. 28034". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 June 1907. p. 4431.
  6. "No. 28505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1911. p. 4592.
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