James Houssemayne Du Boulay


Sir James Houssemayne Du Boulay was a British civil servant.

Life and career

Du Boulay was the son of James Thomas Houssemayne Du Boulay and Alice Mead Du Boulay and the great grandson of Francois Jacques Houssemayne Du Boulay. Her grandfather was Sir Robert Wilmot, 3rd Baronet of Chaddesden. He was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College Oxford. On 31 July 1901 he married Freda Elais Butts Howell granddaughter of Sir Thomas Howell. Lady Houssemayne Du Boulay was Lady in Waiting to Queen Mary. They had four children.
After university, Du Boulay was selected for the Indian Civil Service. Thereafter his positions included:
Du Boulay retired in 1922.