John Hunt Baron Hunt of Tanworth
John Joseph Benedict Hunt, Baron Hunt of Tanworth, GCB, KCPO (23 October 1919 – 17 July 2008) was a British civil servant.He was born in Minehead, west Somerset, to Major A.L.Hunt and Daphne Ashton-Case. He attended Downside School and Magdalene College, Cambridge, before joining the Civil Service in 1946. He was Cabinet Secretary from 1973 to 1979. He was the first Roman Catholic to hold this post since its creation in 1916.Lord Hunt of Tanworth was a brother-in-law of the late Basil Hume, Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster.
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| Birth date | October 23, 1919 |
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| Date of death | July 17, 2008 |
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| Title | Baron Hunt of Tanworth |