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John Primatt Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud

(1906-1982), Public servant

Sitter in 8 portraits
Public servant; Permanent Secretary to Ministry of Education (1945-52) and Ministry of Fuel and Power (1952-9); British High Commissioner (1959-61) and subsequently British Ambassador to the new republic (1961-3) in South Africa. He is best known as the Chairman of the Royal Commission on English Local Government (1966-9) which re-drew the county boundaries.

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John Primatt Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud

by Ruskin Spear
oil on canvas, exhibited 1973
NPG 5555

John Primatt Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud

by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, September 1947
NPG x186556

John Primatt Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud

by John Gay
vintage bromide print, 1949
NPG x126589

John Primatt Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud

by John Gay
vintage bromide print, 1949
NPG x126590

John Primatt Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud

by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 30 August 1952
NPG x90572

John Primatt Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud

by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, September 1947
NPG x189053

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John Primatt Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud

by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, September 1947
NPG x189054

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John Primatt Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud

by Elliott & Fry
quarter-plate glass negative, 30 August 1952
NPG x100900

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Groups

Brains Trust

Place

South Africa

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