Edgar William Boyles Explained

Edgar William Boyles
Birth Date:24 March 1921
Birth Place:Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Death Place:Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Known For:Under-Secretary at the Inland Revenue
Occupation:Civil Servant

Edgar William Boyles (24 March 1921 – 7 May 2001) was a senior British civil servant who became Under-Secretary at the Inland Revenue (1975–81).[1]

Life

Boyles was born in Bedford on 24 March 1921 the son of William John Boyles and Jessie Louisa Boyles. He was educated at Bedford Modern School.[1]

Boyles joined Civil Service in 1938 following open competition.[2] By 1962 Boyles was a Principal Inspector of Taxes and by 1967 a Senior Principal Inspector of Taxes at the Inland Revenue.[1] In 1975 he was appointed Under-Secretary of the Inland Revenue.[1] He retired in 1981.[1]

Boyles married Heather Iris Hobart in 1950. He died aged 80 on 7 May 2001 in Bedford.[1]

References

  1. Web site: subscription. Boyles, Edgar William, (24 March 1921–7 May 2001), Under Secretary, Inland Revenue, 1975–81. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U8406. 978-0-19-954089-1.
  2. THE LONDON GAZETTE, 9 DECEMBER, 1938, Issue 34578, p. 7816