Nicholas Lockyer (public servant)

Sir Nicholas Colston Lockyer CBE ISO (6 October 1855 – 26 August 1933) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as head of the Department of Trade and Customs.

Sir Nicholas Lockyer CBE ISO
Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs
In office 1911–1913
Personal details
Born	Nicholas Colston Lockyer (1855-10-06)6 October 1855 Woolloomooloo, Sydney, Colony of New South Wales
Died	26 August 1933(1933-08-26) (aged 77)
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Public servant

Life and career

Lockyer was born in Woolloomooloo, Sydney on 6 October 1855.^[1] His first marriage was to Mary Juliet, daughter of Geoffrey Eagar, from 1885 to her death in 1898. In 1901, he married Winifred, the daughter of Harry Wollaston.^[1]

Between 1911 and 1913, Lockyer was Comptroller-General of Customs and head of the Department of Trade and Customs.

Lockyer died at his home in Toorak, Melbourne, on 26 August 1933.^[1]

Awards

Lockyer was awarded an Imperial Service Order in July 1906 whilst Collector of Customs for New South Wales.^[2] He was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in October 1918,^[3] and made a Knight Bachelor in January 1926.^[4]