George Sutcliffe Explained

George Sutcliffe
Office1:Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Fuel
Term Start1:6 April 1948
Term End1:21 December 1948
Birth Name:George Gribbon Sutcliffe
Birth Date:2 February 1895
Birth Place:Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Death Place:Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:Public servant
Nationality: Australian
Alma Mater:University of Melbourne

George Gribbon Sutcliffe (2 February 189510 December 1964) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as a Commissioner of the Commonwealth Public Service Board.

Life and career

Sutcliffe was born in Coburg, Melbourne on 2 February 1895 to parents Mary Sutcliffe (née Perryman) and John Sutcliffe.[1] He joined the Commonwealth Public Service in the Postmaster-General's Department at the age of 14.[2]

Between April and December 1948, Sutcliffe was Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Fuel. He was then appointed a Commissioner of the Public Service Board, and moved to Canberra.[1]

He retired from the Public Service Board in 1960,[3] and was appointed Commonwealth Coordinator of the Good Neighbour movement.[4]

Sutcliffe died of a coronary occlusion on 10 December 1964 in Goulburn, New South Wales, where he was attending a meeting of the council of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn.[2] He was buried in Canberra cemetery.[1]

Awards

Sutcliffe was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1956 Queen's Birthday Honours for his public service.

Notes and References

  1. sutcliffe-george-gribbon-11805. https://web.archive.org/web/20150405012008/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/sutcliffe-george-gribbon-11805. 5 April 2015. Hilary. Kent. Sutcliffe, George Gribbon (1895–1964).
  2. News: Mr G. G. Sutcliffe dies suddenly at 69. The Canberra Times. 3. 11 December 1964.
  3. News: George Sutcliffe's life of service. Good Neighbour. Canberra, ACT. 1 January 1965. 3.
  4. News: New Job for Former P.S.B. Commissioner. The Canberra Times. 2. 25 January 1960.