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'''David Treffry''', [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]], (7 October 1926 – 3 April 2000) was a | {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} | ||
'''David Treffry''', [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]], (7 October 1926 – 3 April 2000) was a British<ref name=Independent /> colonial servant, international financier and [[High Sheriff of Cornwall]].<ref name=Independent>{{cite journal|last=Thomas|first=Charles|date=11 April 2000|title=Obituary: David Treffry|journal=[[The Independent]]|location=London|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20000411/ai_n14299630}} {{dead link|date=January 2010}}</ref> | |||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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==Public servant and High Sheriff== | ==Public servant and High Sheriff== | ||
Treffry retired to his ancestral home of [[Place House|Place]] in [[Fowey]] in 1987, where he played a conspicuous part in Cornish public life, becoming [[High Sheriff]] in 1991, president of the [[Royal Institution of Cornwall]] in 1993, and oversaw the inauguration in 1994 by the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh of the [[Royal Cornwall Museum]]. He also worked for the Cornwall region of the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]], and other local organizations.<ref name=Independent /> | Treffry retired to his ancestral home of [[Place House|Place]] in [[Fowey]] in 1987, where he played a conspicuous part in Cornish public life, becoming [[High Sheriff]] in 1991, president of the [[Royal Institution of Cornwall]] in 1993, and oversaw the inauguration in 1994 by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh of the [[Royal Cornwall Museum]]. He also worked for the Cornwall region of the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]], and other local organizations.<ref name=Independent /> | ||
He was a friend of the Cornish historian and poet [[A. L. Rowse]], and, on Rowse's death, became the legatee of a substantial sum – which he made over to the Royal Institution of Cornwall, the National Trust, and the [[Cornwall Heritage Trust]].<ref name=Independent /> | He was a friend of the Cornish historian and poet [[A. L. Rowse]], and, on Rowse's death, became the legatee of a substantial sum – which he made over to the Royal Institution of Cornwall, the National Trust, and the [[Cornwall Heritage Trust]].<ref name=Independent /> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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David Treffry, OBE, (7 October 1926 – 3 April 2000) was a British[1] colonial servant, international financier and High Sheriff of Cornwall.[1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
David Treffry, a member of the old Cornish family of Treffry, was born at Porthpean in 1926. He was educated in Cornwall and at Marlborough College, and then served in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry,[2] transferring to the Indian Army, where he was a captain in the Frontier Force Regiment.[1] In 1947 he returned to Britain and read History at Magdalen College, Oxford.[1][2]
Colonial servant[edit | edit source]
Treffry joined the Colonial Service in 1953, and served in Aden until independence in 1967.[2] He achieved senior posts, and as Cabinet Secretary to the South Arabian Federation was involved in the independence negotiations.[1][2]
While in Aden, Treffry supported the work of the Reilly Centre for the Blind, and for this work was appointed OBE in 1966.[1][2]
International financier[edit | edit source]
David Treffry moved to Washington D. C. in 1968 to work for the International Monetary Fund, remaining there for 21 years.[1]
Public servant and High Sheriff[edit | edit source]
Treffry retired to his ancestral home of Place in Fowey in 1987, where he played a conspicuous part in Cornish public life, becoming High Sheriff in 1991, president of the Royal Institution of Cornwall in 1993, and oversaw the inauguration in 1994 by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh of the Royal Cornwall Museum. He also worked for the Cornwall region of the National Trust, and other local organizations.[1]
He was a friend of the Cornish historian and poet A. L. Rowse, and, on Rowse's death, became the legatee of a substantial sum – which he made over to the Royal Institution of Cornwall, the National Trust, and the Cornwall Heritage Trust.[1]
In 1997 he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, but continued to play an active rôle in Cornish public and social life until his death at Truro in 2000.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Thomas, Charles (11 April 2000). "Obituary: David Treffry". The Independent. London. [dead link]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 De Zulueta, Mavis. "Obituary: David Treffry OBE (1926 - 2000)". The British-Yemeni Society. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2008.