Researching Douglas Wass
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1626 people with the Wass surname? In that year Wass was ranked number 2084 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Douglas means "from a surname meaning black stream" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Douglas Wass on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Douglas Wass and the Wass Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1966 people with the Wass surname in the UK? Wass is now ranked number 2368 for popularity in the UK. |
Wass Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called Douglas Wass
Douglas Wass
Sir Douglas William Gretton Wass (15 April 1923 – 4 January 2017) was a British civil servant who served as Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury from 1974 to 1983.
He was educated at Nottingham High School and St John's College, Cambridge.
Wass was Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury from 1974 to 1983 and served as joint head of the civil service in 1981.
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1971, elevated to Knight Commander (KCB) in 1975 and further elevated to Knight Grand Cross (GCB) in 1980. In 1985, he was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Letters) by the University of Bath.
In 1983, Sir Douglas presented the annual BBC Reith Lectures. In a series of six lectures titled Government and the Governed, he examined the role and responsibilities of government.
Wass died on 4 January 2017 at the age of 93.
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