- Howard Frank
Sir Howard George Frank, 1st Baronet GBE KCB (1871–
10 January 1932 ) was an Englishestate agent and public servant.Frank was born in
Blackhurst ,Tunbridge Wells ,Kent . He was educated atMarlborough College and then entered the estate agency profession, in which he remained all his life, eventually becoming recognised as the "head" of the profession in Britain. He was head of the firms of Knight, Frank & Rutley ofLondon and Walton & Lee ofEdinburgh and was president of theEstate Agents' Institute from 1912 to 1914.In 1916 he was appointed honorary adviser to the
Ministry of Munitions on land valuation. The following year he became Director-General of Lands to theWar Office andAir Ministry as well as the Ministry of Munitions, holding the post until 1922. After theFirst World War he also served as deputy chairman and then chairman of theDisposals Board , which was charged with disposing of surplus warmateriel . He served on a number of public committees andRoyal Commission s in the 1920s and 1930s.Frank was knighted in 1914 and created a
baronet in the 1920 Birthday Honours for his wartime services. He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the 1924 Birthday Honours.He died suddenly of a
heart attack after dinner at his home inCheyne Walk , London. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eight-year-old son, also called Howard.References
*Obituary, "
The Times ",11 January 1932
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