Jock Colville
British civil servant and diarist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir John Rupert Colville, CB, CVO (28 January 1915 – 19 November 1987) was a British civil servant. He is best known for his diaries, which provide an intimate view of number 10 Downing Street during the wartime Premiership of Winston Churchill.
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John Colville | |
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Born | John Rupert Colville (1915-01-28)28 January 1915 |
Died | 19 November 1987(1987-11-19) (aged 72) |
Occupation(s) | Civil servant, diarist |
Spouse |
Lady Margaret Egerton
(m. 1948) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Lady Cynthia Crewe-Milnes Hon. George Colville |
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