claim: Michael Hutchence has yet to die.
evidence: Sir Samuel Hardman Lever , 1st Baronet , KCB -LRB- 18 April 1869 -- 1 July 1947 -RRB- , generally known as Sir Hardman Lever , and as `` Sammie '' to his friends , was an English accountant and civil servant .. KCB. Order of the Bath. English. England. accountant. accountant. civil servant. civil servant. Lever was born in Bootle , Lancashire , and was educated at Merchant Taylors ' School .. Bootle. Bootle. Lancashire. Lancashire. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1890 .. accountant. accountant. chartered accountant. chartered accountant. He worked as an accountant in Liverpool , New York City and London .. accountant. accountant. Liverpool. Liverpool. New York City. New York City. London. London. In August 1915 , he was appointed Assistant Financial Secretary at the Ministry of Munitions , where he was in charge of contracts and finance .. Ministry of Munitions. Minister of Munitions. At the end of 1916 , he was appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury , usually a political office , and nominally held the post until 1921 .. Financial Secretary to the Treasury. Financial Secretary to the Treasury. Treasury. HM Treasury. From 1917 he held the post jointly with Stanley Baldwin and after 1919 left most of the duties to the latter .. Stanley Baldwin. Stanley Baldwin. He also served as an Assistant Commissioner for Finance in the United States , 1917 -- 1918 , Treasury Representative at the Ministry of Transport , 1919 -- 1921 , a member of Weir Committee on Electricity which led to the establishment of the National Grid , and Chairman of the Telegraph Committee of Enquiry .. United States. United States. Treasury. HM Treasury. Ministry of Transport. Department for Transport. Weir. William Douglas Weir. National Grid. National Grid ( UK ). He also headed Air Missions to Canada in 1938 , and to Australia and New Zealand in 1939 .. He was knighted as Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath -LRB- KCB -RRB- in 1917 and created a baronet in the 1920 New Year Honours .. KCB. Order of the Bath. Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. Order of the Bath. baronet. baronet. He was also awarded the Legion of Honour and the Order of the Crown of Italy .. Legion of Honour. Legion of Honour. Order of the Crown of Italy. Order of the Crown of Italy. He is buried with his wife , Edythe , in the churchyard of St Mary 's , Kings Worthy , Winchester , Hampshire .. Kings Worthy. Kings Worthy