Edwin Abbott (public servant)

Edwin Abbott CBE
Controller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs
In office December 1933 – July 1944
Personal details
Born	21 November 1878
Died	1 September 1947 (aged 68) Darling Point, Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Public servant

Edwin Abbott CBE (21 November 1878 – 1 September 1947) was a senior Australian public servant. Between 1933 and 1944, he was Controller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs.

Life and career

Abbott was born on 21 November 1878.^[1] He was educated at Fort Street High School in Sydney.^[2] At the age of 15, he joined the New South Wales Customs Department as a clerk.^[3] He entered the Commonwealth Public Service in the Department of Trade and Customs when the staff of his New South Wales department was taken over at Federation.

Between 1927 and 1933, Abbott served as Deputy Controller-General of Customs. He was promoted to the position of Contoller-General of Customs in December 1933.^[4] He retired from the position in 1944.^[1]

Abbott died at his home in Darling Point, Sydney on 1 September 1947 while listening to the radio.^[2]

Awards

In January 1933, Abbott was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of services to the Department of Trade and Customs.^[5]

References

1. "Customs head retiring: Mr. E. Abbott's 50 years' service". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 June 1944. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014.
2. "Obituary: Mr. Edwin Abbott". The Canberra Times. 4 September 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
3. CP 264: Edwin ABBOTT CBE, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 13 August 2015
4. "Customs: Appointment of new Controller, Mr. Edwin Abbott". The Canberra Times. 5 December 1933.
5. "Search Australian Honours, Name: ABBOTT, Edwin, Award: The Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil)", itsanhonour.gov.au (Australian Government), archived from the original on 13 August 2015