), ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Education , ▁serving ▁success ively ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁ ▁( 1 9 0 3 – 0 7 ), ▁Princi pal ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁( 1 9 0 7 – 1 1 ) ▁and ▁P erman ent ▁Secretary ▁( 1 9 1 1 – 2 5 ). ▁ ▁Reading ▁law ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁greatly ▁benef icial ▁in ▁his ▁future ▁work ▁research ing ▁legisl ation ▁for ▁the ▁Board , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Education ▁Act ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁the ▁Education ▁Act ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁ob itu ary , ▁▁▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁( CB ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁promoted ▁to ▁Knight ▁Comp an ion ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁order ▁( K CB ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours . ▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours , ▁Sir ▁Am her st ▁was ▁created ▁a ▁baron et , ▁of ▁King ' s ▁S utton , ▁in ▁the ▁Baron et age ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁effective ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁The ▁title ▁became ▁ext inct ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁only ▁son , ▁John , ▁an ▁artist , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁general ▁election , ▁he ▁un success fully ▁stood ▁for ▁the ▁Com b ined ▁English ▁Univers ities ▁constitu