In recognition of Dawkins' work in chairing a Committee reviewing the Administration of the War Office, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902,[3][4] and invested as such by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October 1902.[5] He had been made a Companion (CB) of the same order in November the previous year.[6]
In 1902 Dawkins purchased the country estate of Sir Walter Rockcliff Farquhar at Polesden Lacey. Dawkins was involved in the remodelling of the house at the centre of the estate.
Dawkins died from heart disease on 2 December 1905. He was survived by his wife Louise, daughter of Charles Johnston, and his daughter Dorothy.[7][8] He was cremated and his ashes spread at Brookwood Cemetery on 6 December.[9]
He was the three-times great uncle to British evolutionary biologistRichard Dawkins.[10] Much like his descendant, well known as an advocate of atheism, Sir Clinton Dawkins was known for being a strident positivist at Balliol. The Balliol rhyme published about him reads:
clinton, edward, dawkins, november, 1859, december, 1905, british, businessman, civil, servant, contents, life, arms, references, external, linkslife, editdawkins, born, london, clinton, george, dawkins, time, consul, general, venice, educated, cheltenham, col. Sir Clinton Edward Dawkins KCB 2 November 1859 1 2 December 1905 was a British businessman and civil servant Contents 1 Life 2 Arms 3 References 4 External linksLife editDawkins was born in London the son of Clinton George Dawkins one time Consul General in Venice He was educated at Cheltenham College and Balliol College Oxford 2 He succeeded Alfred Milner as private secretary to Chancellor of the Exchequer George Goschen in 1889 He later served overseas as undersecretary for finance in Egypt from 1895 to 1899 His final role was as financial advisor to Lord Curzon Governor General of India in 1899 During 1899 he accepted an offer from the financier John Pierpont Morgan of full partnership in the London branch of his firm J S Morgan amp Co where he remained until his death in 1905 He was a member of the Coefficients dining club of social reformers set up in 1902 by the Fabian campaigners Sidney and Beatrice Webb In recognition of Dawkins work in chairing a Committee reviewing the Administration of the War Office he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902 3 4 and invested as such by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October 1902 5 He had been made a Companion CB of the same order in November the previous year 6 In 1902 Dawkins purchased the country estate of Sir Walter Rockcliff Farquhar at Polesden Lacey Dawkins was involved in the remodelling of the house at the centre of the estate Dawkins died from heart disease on 2 December 1905 He was survived by his wife Louise daughter of Charles Johnston and his daughter Dorothy 7 8 He was cremated and his ashes spread at Brookwood Cemetery on 6 December 9 He was the three times great uncle to British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins 10 Much like his descendant well known as an advocate of atheism Sir Clinton Dawkins was known for being a strident positivist at Balliol The Balliol rhyme published about him reads Positivists ever talk inSuch an epic style as DAWKINS Creeds are nought and MAN is all Spell Him with a capital Arms editCoat of arms of Clinton Edward Dawkins Crest A dexter arm couped at the shoulder holding a battle axe bendwise Proper thereon a rose Gules 11 Escutcheon Gules a lion passant guardant Or between two roses in pale Argent as many flaunches of the second each charged with a lion rampant Sable References edit Cheltenham College Register 1841 1889 Bell 1890 p 284 Retrieved 8 May 2019 Clinton Edward Dawkins Obituary Sir Clinton Dawkins The Times 4 December 1905 p 9 The Coronation Honours The Times No 36804 London 26 June 1902 p 5 No 27453 The London Gazette 11 July 1902 p 4441 Court Circular The Times No 36908 London 25 October 1902 p 8 No 27376 The London Gazette 12 November 1901 p 7291 The Times Monday Dec 04 1905 pg 9 Issue 37881 col E 1901 England census Class RG13 Piece 95 Folio 20 Page 31 The Times Thursday Dec 07 1905 pg 7 Issue 37884 col D Nigel Farndale 27 September 1999 More ape than angel The Telegraph Burke s Landed Gentry 1894 p 483 Burke s Landed Gentry 1921 p 478 External links edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Clinton Edward Dawkins Record for Sir Clinton Dawkins at the National Archives UK Social and Diplomatic Memories by Sir James Rennell Rodd nbsp This article about a British businessperson born in the 1850s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clinton Edward Dawkins amp oldid 1187876706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
