Hubert S. Martin
| Hubert S. Martin | |
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| First Director of the International Scout Bureau | |
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In office 1920 – 11 February 1938 | |
| Succeeded by | J. S. Wilson |
Hubert Stanley Martin (1879-11 February 1938) was the first director of the International Scout Bureau in 1920, a position he held until his death. He was a Kings messenger in the Diplomatic Service and awarded a CVO for his services.
Life and career
He joined the British Foreign Office in 1898, and was made Chief Passport Officer in 1916.
Martin was an early official in the Boy Scout Association, participating as early as 1909 in the creation of a Scout troop in London. He was one of Baden-Powell's instructors at the first Wood Badge course held at Gilwell Park, on 8 to 19 September 1919. While serving as the International Commissioner of the Boy Scout Association, Martin became the first director of the International Bureau, a position now known as Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.
The Boy Scouts' International Conference (now called the World Scout Conference) was created by the 31 national Scout movements, represented at the first World Scout Jamboree held at Olympia, London, in 1920. A Bureau was established at 25, Buckingham Palace Road, London, and Martin was initially appointed as Honorary Director.
In late 1923 he verified the French Scouting camp schools of Cappy and Chamarande.
In 1937, Martin was awarded the third Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.[1]
Works
- Scouting in Other Lands, 1926
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.scout.org/BronzeWolfAward/list complete list
External links
Bibliography
- Scouting Round the World, John S. Wilson, first edition, Blandford Press (1959) pg. 203.
| World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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| Preceded by first incumbent |
International Scout Bureau Director 1920 – 1938 |
Succeeded by J. S. Wilson |