Daniel McVey

Sir Daniel McVey CMG (24 November 1892 – 24 December 1972) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department from 1940 until December 1946.

Sir Daniel McVey CMG
Director-General of the Department of Supply and Development
In office 25 May 1939 – 29 August 1939
Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department
In office 1 January 1940 – 10 June 1946
Director-General of the Department of Civil Aviation
In office 17 February 1944 – 10 June 1946
Personal details
Born	Daniel McVey (1892-11-24)24 November 1892 Carronshore, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died	24 December 1972(1972-12-24) (aged 80) East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Margaret Gardiner (Peggy)
Children	2 sons, 1 daughter
Parents	Daniel McVey, Jeanie Kay
Occupation	Public servant

Life and career

Daniel McVey was born in Carronshore, Stirlingshire, Scotland, on 24 November 1892, to Daniel and Jeanie McVey.[1] He and his younger brothers Robert (Bob), Harry (Henry), George, Bill and sister Nessie moved to Australia in 1910 after their mother Jeanie died in childbirth and their father remarried.[1]

McVey joined the Commonwealth Public Service in the Postmaster-General's Department as a clerk in 1914.[2][3] He left the Department to serve with the First Australian Imperial Force between 1915 and 1919 in the 45th Battery, attaining the position Lieutenant.[3]

He was appointed Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, heading the Postmaster-General's Department, in January 1940.[4] From February 1944, McVey had also held the post of Director-General of Civil Aviation, head of the Department of Civil Aviation, a position he was officially "on loan" to.[5][6]

McVey retired from the public service in June 1946.[1] After leaving the service, he joined private industry, working as Chairman and Managing Director of Standard Telephones & Cables Pty Ltd between 1946 and 1949, and then going on to become Managing Director of Metal Manufactures Ltd and Austral Bronze Co. Pty Ltd from 1949 until 1962.[1]

McVey died on 24 December 1972 in East Melbourne and was cremated.[1]

Awards

In 1946, McVey was awarded the University of Melbourne Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement.[7]

McVey was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1950.[1]

References

1. Drinkwater, Derek, "McVey, Sir Daniel (1892–1972)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 15 August 2014
2. "Mr. D. McVey Leaves Civil Service". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 May 1946. p. 4.
3. CP 273: Sir Daniel MCVEY KT, CMG, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 21 November 2014
4. CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 21 November 2014
5. "Civil Aviation: New Director-General Appointed". The West Australian. 17 February 1944. p. 2.
6. CA 29: Department of Civil Aviation, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 21 November 2014
7. "Honour for Mr. D. McVey". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 July 1946. p. 3.

Government offices
Preceded by Joseph Carrodus as Secretary of the Department of the Interior	Secretary of the Department of Supply and Development 1939	Succeeded by Jim Brigden
Preceded by Harry Brown	Director General of the Postmaster-General's Department 1940 – 1946	Succeeded by Bede Fanning
Preceded by Arthur Corbett	Director General of the Department of Civil Aviation 1944 – 1946	Succeeded by Richard Williams