Sir Victor Martin Reeves Goodman KCB OBE MC (14 February 1899 – 29 September 1967) was a British public servant and Clerk of the Parliaments from 1959 to 1963. [1]
He was educated at Eton College. [1] He served in the First World War with the Coldstream Guards, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1919. [2]
In 1920 he became a Clerk in the House of Lords. [1] He became Judicial Taxing Officer in 1934, [3] Principal Clerk of the Judicial Office in 1946, [1] Reading Clerk in 1949, [4] and Clerk Assistant in 1953. [5] He was appointed Clerk of the Parliaments in 1959 [6] and retired in 1963. [7] [8] [9]
From 1941 to 1945 he was Chief ARP and Security Officer of the Palace of Westminster. [1] [3]
From 1949 to 1963 he was a trustee of the British Museum. From 1963 until his death he was a trustee of the Natural History Museum. [1] [3]
He was appointed OBE in 1946, [10] CB in 1951, [11] and KCB in 1959. [12]
In 1928 he married Julian Morrell, daughter of Lady Ottoline Morrell; they had two sons and a daughter. [3] The marriage was dissolved in 1946, and in 1948 he married Anstice Crawley. [3] She died in 2001. [13]
Sir Victor Martin Reeves Goodman KCB OBE MC (14 February 1899 – 29 September 1967) was a British public servant and Clerk of the Parliaments from 1959 to 1963. [1]
He was educated at Eton College. [1] He served in the First World War with the Coldstream Guards, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1919. [2]
In 1920 he became a Clerk in the House of Lords. [1] He became Judicial Taxing Officer in 1934, [3] Principal Clerk of the Judicial Office in 1946, [1] Reading Clerk in 1949, [4] and Clerk Assistant in 1953. [5] He was appointed Clerk of the Parliaments in 1959 [6] and retired in 1963. [7] [8] [9]
From 1941 to 1945 he was Chief ARP and Security Officer of the Palace of Westminster. [1] [3]
From 1949 to 1963 he was a trustee of the British Museum. From 1963 until his death he was a trustee of the Natural History Museum. [1] [3]
He was appointed OBE in 1946, [10] CB in 1951, [11] and KCB in 1959. [12]
In 1928 he married Julian Morrell, daughter of Lady Ottoline Morrell; they had two sons and a daughter. [3] The marriage was dissolved in 1946, and in 1948 he married Anstice Crawley. [3] She died in 2001. [13]