The Naked Civil Servant (book) he faced by refusing to hide his homosexuality and flamboyant lifestyle during a time when such behaviour was criminalized in the United Kingdom. Crisp also recalls his various jobs including book designer, nude model, and prostitute. The title derives from Crisp's quip about being an art model: employed by schools, models are ultimately paid by the Department for Education. They are essentially civil employees who are naked during office hours. The Naked Civil Servant (book) The Naked Civil Servant is the 1968 autobiography of British gay icon Quentin Crisp, adapted into a 1975 film of the same name starring John
James Thompson (civil servant) officiate temporarily as the Viceroy of India. In 1908, Thompson was nominated to the council of the Secretary of State for India. Thompson was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India in the year 1904. Thompson married Charlotte Georgina Grant, the eldest daughter of William White Grant in 1873. James Thompson (civil servant) Sir James Thompson (6 July 18481929) was a British civil servant and administrator who acted as the Governor of Madras from 30 April 1904 to 13 December 1904. James Thompson was born in 1848 to John Thomson in Cults, Aberdeenshire. He had