Person Open DS/UK/12759 Griffiths; Sir; Percival Joseph (1899-1992); British businessman, author Griffiths Percival Joseph Sir 1899-1992 British businessman, author Male

Sir Percival Joseph Griffiths (15 January 1899 – 14 July 1992) was a prominent businessman who also worked for the Indian Civil Service. A large part of his service career was spent in eastern India. He retired from the service in 1937 while deputy commissioner in Darjeeling. Apart from his working knowledge in European languages, he was fluent in Bengali and also knew Hindi, Urdu, Tibetan, Nepalese, and Sanskrit. After retirement he stayed in India and acted as representative for European businesses. He was knighted in 1947 and became adviser to the Indian Tea Association. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 2/17/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 0ca17c3a-c75e-4dfb-b6e8-a5067e01eaa2