Dudley Williams (public servant)

Dudley Cadell Leslie Williams CBE (1909 – 18 March 1985) is a former senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Transport between 1957 and 1969.

Dudley Williams
CBE
Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Transport
In office
29 October 1957 – 8 April 1969
Personal details
Born
Dudley Cadell Leslie Williams

1909
Died18 March 1985
East Melbourne
NationalityAustralia Australian
OccupationPublic servant

Life and career

Dudley Williams was born in 1909. He attended Wesley College and Queen's College.[1]

Williams joined a predecessor to the Department of Shipping and Transport in 1943.[2] In 1952, Williams was appointed to the Australian Ship-building Board as deputy chairman.[3]

He was appointed Secretary of the Department of Shipping and Transport in October 1957.[4] He retired from the Commonwealth Public Service in 1969.[5]

Williams married Miss Margaret Crofton "Peg" Harper in Adelaide on Melbourne Cup day in 1966.[6] He had worked together with Peg for nearly 20 years ahead of their engagement.[7] She had been private secretary to three ministers for shipping and transport.[8]

Williams died on 18 March 1985 at the Mercy Private Hospital in East Melbourne.[9]

Awards

Williams was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1961.[10]

References
  1. "Wed to (and by) the job". The Canberra Times. ACT. 22 September 1966. p. 3.
  2. "New Secretary of Shipping and Transport". The Canberra Times. ACT. 7 September 1957. p. 3.
  3. "Ship Board Change Announced". The Sydney Morning Herald. NSW. 30 April 1952. p. 4.
  4. CA 59: Department of Shipping and Transport, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 21 January 2016
  5. "Secretary appointed". The Canberra Times. ACT. 5 March 1969. p. 8.
  6. "Anne Sidney to be a June bride". The Canberra Times. ACT. 31 January 1967. p. 12.
  7. "Secretary to marry". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 September 1966. p. 8.
  8. "PS man engaged". The Canberra Times. ACT. 19 September 1966. p. 1.
  9. "Deaths: Williams, Dudley Caldwell Leslie, CBE". The Canberra Times. ACT. 20 March 1985. p. 34.
  10. "Search Australian Honours: WILLIAMS, Dudley Cadell Leslie, The Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil)", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 21 January 2016
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