Sir John Arrow Kempe, KCB (5 January 1846 – 4 April 1928) was a British civil servant.

Biography

John Kempe was the son of the Rev. John Edward Kempe and grandson of

Alfred John Kempe Alfred John Kempe (1784 – 21 August 1846) was an English antiquary. Life Kempe was born in London, and baptised at the church of St Mary, Newington on 16 July 1784. He was the only son of John Kempe, bullion-porter in the Royal Mint, and his ...

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, pages=17 A brother was Sir Alfred Kempe; another was

Harry Robert Kempe Harry Robert Kempe (1852-1935) was an English electrical engineer, author and editor. Life Kempe was born at Kensington, London, on 1 March 1852, the youngest son of the Rev. John Edward Kempe, later rector of St James's Church, Piccadilly, and ...

. Educated at St Paul's School and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any ...

, Kempe joined the

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in 1867. He was assistant private secretary to

Benjamin Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman, Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a ...

during his short premiership in 1868 and private secretary to

Sir Stafford Northcote Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (27 October 1818 – 12 January 1887), known as Sir Stafford Northcote, 8th Baronet from 1851 to 1885, was a British Conservative politician. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1874 and ...

from 1874 until 1880. He later served as private secretary to Sir Ralph Lingen and

Lord Frederick Cavendish Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish (30 November 1836 – 6 May 1882) was an English Liberal politician and ''protégé'' of the Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone. Cavendish was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in May 1882 but was ...

. He was principal clerk in the Treasury from 1888 to 1894, deputy chairman of the

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from 1894 to 1904, then briefly Assistant Comptroller, and finally Comptroller and Auditor-General from 1904 until his retirement in 1911.

Family

A daughter was

Dorothy Gardiner Dorothy Gardiner (born Dorothy Kempe) (31 August 1873 – 23 January 1957) was a British non-fiction writer and historian. Life Gardiner was born in London in 1873. Her parents were Mary Jane, Lady Kempe and Sir John Arrow Kempe, who served a ...

References

1846 births 1928 deaths Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath People educated at St Paul's School, London Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Civil servants in HM Treasury Civil servants in the Board of Customs Private secretaries in the British Civil Service