Robert Chalmers, 1st Baron Chalmers, was a British civil servant, and a Pali and Buddhist scholar. In later life, he served as the Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge.
by André Cluysenaar (1872-1939), 1920. Oil on canvas, 68.5x49 cm. Government Art Collection(GAC).
Robert Chalmers, 1st Baron Chalmers. Civil Servant and Pali scholar, in 1919.
The UK Permanent Secretary to the Treasury is the most senior civil servant at HM Treasury. The post originated as that of Assistant Secretary to the Treasury in 1805; that office was given new duties
Robert Chalmers, 1st Baron Chalmers
…and served as Assistant Secretary to the Treasury from 1903 to 1907. He was then Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue between 1907 and 1911, and Permanent Secretary to the Treasury from to 1911 to 1913. In June 1913 Chalmers was appointed Governor of Ceylon, a post he held from 18 October 1913 to 4 December 1915. Chalmers is…
James Bowler, current Permanent Secretary to the Treasury