Eric Campbell Geddes
British politician
Died when: 61 years 269 days (740 months)Star Sign: Libra
Sir Eric Campbell Geddes GCB GBE PC (26 September 1875 – 22 June 1937) was a British businessman and Conservative politician.With a background in railways, he served as head of Military Transportation on the Western Front, with the rank of major-general.
He then served as First Lord of the Admiralty (with the rank of vice-admiral, despite its being a political position) between 1917 and 1919.
He then served as the first Minister of Transport between 1919 and 1921, in which position he was responsible for the deep public spending cuts known as the "Geddes Axe".
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