Daniel McVey
Sir Daniel McVey | |
|---|---|
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| 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 24 November 1892 Carronshore, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
| Died | 24 December 1972 (aged 80) East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Spouse | Margaret Gardiner (Peggy) |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | Daniel McVey, Jeanie Kay |
| Occupation | Public servant |
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.
Life and career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Drinkwater, Derek (2000). "Sir Daniel McVey (1892–1972)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 15. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Mr. D. McVey Leaves Civil Service". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 May 1946. p. 4.
- ^ a b CP 273: Sir Daniel MCVEY KT, CMG, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 21 November 2014[permanent dead link]
- ^ CA 9: Postmaster-General's Department, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 11 March 2020, retrieved 21 November 2014
- ^ "Civil Aviation: New Director-General Appointed". The West Australian. 17 February 1944. p. 2.
- ^ CA 29: Department of Civil Aviation, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 15 March 2020, retrieved 21 November 2014
- ^ "Honour for Mr. D. McVey". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 July 1946. p. 3.
