Hubert S. Martin
Hubert S. Martin (died 11 February 1938) was the first director of the International Scout Bureau in 1920, a position he held until his death. He was a Kings messenger in the Diplomatic Service and awarded a CVO for his services.
Life and career
He joined the British Foreign Office in 1898, and was made Chief Passport Officer in 1916. The Nazi plan for the invasion of England, prepared by Walter Schellenberg referred to Martin, calling him a "half-Jew".[1]
Martin was an early official in the Boy Scout Association. He was one of Baden-Powell's instructors at the first Wood Badge course held at Gilwell Park, on 8 to 19 September 1919. While serving as the International Commissioner of the Boy Scout Association, Martin became the first director of the International Bureau, a position now known as Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.
The Boy Scouts' International Conference (now called the World Scout Conference) was created by the 31 national Scout movements, represented at the first World Scout Jamboree held at Olympia, London, in 1920. A Bureau was established at 25, Buckingham Palace Road, London, and Martin was initially appointed as Honorary Director.
Works
- Scouting in Other Lands, 1926
See also
References
- ↑ "Invasion, 1940: The Nazi Invasion Plan for Britain". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-09-08. Martin had died two years before this plan was supposedly prepared!
External links
Bibliography
- Scouting Round the World, John S. Wilson, first edition, Blandford Press (1959) pg. 203.
| World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by first incumbent |
International Scout Bureau Director 1920 – 1938 |
Succeeded by J. S. Wilson |