13 Facts About Eric Seal

Eric Seal was chairman of the UK Civil Service for seventeen years.

Eric Arthur Seal was born in Ilford, London Borough of Redbridge, the son of Arthur John Todd Seal and Wilhelmina Henrietta "Mina" Youll.

Eric Seal's parents had married in Edmonton, London on 10 August 1895.

Eric Seal is referred to in Arthur Marder's memoirs as a person of influence within the Admiralty.

Eric Seal had served as Principal Private Secretary to Duff Cooper and James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope in their respective roles as First Lord of the Admiralty.

Eric Seal had the ability to get to the bottom of the subject matter and has been described as Churchill's ferret.

Eric Seal continued to be a significant influence upon Churchill's own writings; particularly in any references to Julius Caesar.

Eric Seal later became Deputy Parliamentary Under Secretary for State for Germany in the Foreign Office.

Eric Seal was knighted for his services in the 1955 New Year Honours, and retired as a Deputy Director, Ministry of Works in 1959.

Eric Seal married Gladys Leadbitter in Epsom, Surrey in 1926.

Eric Seal died in West Itchenor, Chichester, Sussex on 31 March 1972 at the age of 73.

Eric Seal was nominated as the Civil Service Sailing Association's First Commodore, officially opening the club on 22 June 1958.

Eric Seal was a sizeable monetary contributor to the Civil Service and Post Office Life Boat Fund in aid of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.