John Martin (civil servant)
Sir John Miller Martin was a British civil servant who served as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, during World War II. The position is a public, rather than private post. He was present at the most important strategic conferences and was knighted in 1952.
Early life
John Miller Martin, born on 15 October 1904, was the son of the reverend John Martin. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and won a scholarship to Corpus Christi College, Oxford.Career
Having passed the civil service examination in 1927 he joined the Colonial and Dominion offices. After a long and distinguished career his final posting was British High Commissioner for Malta in 1965 before retirement in 1967.He was awarded a Royal Victorian Order in the King's Birthday Honours 1943, an Order of the Bath in the 1945 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours and was knighted in the 1952 New Year Honours.