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Edgar William Boyles

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Edgar William Boyles
Born(1921-03-24)24 March 1921
Died7 May 2001(2001-05-07) (aged 80)
NationalityUnited Kingdom
OccupationCivil Servant
Known forUnder-Secretary at the Inland Revenue

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][2]

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.[2]

Boyles joined Her Majesty's Civil Service in 1938 following open competition.[3] By 1962 Boyles was a Principal Inspector of Taxes and by 1967 a Senior Principal Inspector of Taxes at the Inland Revenue.[2] In 1975 he was appointed Under-Secretary of the Inland Revenue.[2] He retired in 1981.[2]

Boyles married Heather Iris Hobart in 1950. He died aged 80 on 7 May 2001 in Bedford and was survived by three sons and a daughter.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ "BOYLES, Edgar William (1921 - 2001), Under Secretary, Inland Revenue, 1975–81". oup.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Who Was Who, Published by A&C Black Limited, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920-2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014
  3. ^ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34578/page/7816/data.pdf
  4. ^ "- Person Page 18771". thepeerage.com.