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Scottish civil servant

Sir William Wilfred Morton, KCB (1906 – 7 January 1981) was a Scottish civil servant. Educated at the University of Glasgow, he entered the civil service as an official in the Inland Revenue in 1927. He became a Commissioner of Inland Revenue in 1955, before serving in HM Treasury from 1958 to 1965, when he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Customs and Excise, retiring in 1969.

References

  1. "Obituary: Sir Wilfred Morton", The Times (London), 16 January 1981, p. 14. Gale CS238127152.
  2. "Sir (William) Wilfred Morton", National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
Government offices
Preceded bySir John Anderson Chairman of the
Board of Customs and Excise

1965–1969
Succeeded bySir Louis Petch
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