Eric Geddes (1875-1937; ODNB), railway executive whose work from 1914 in organising military railways and then military supplies led to his appointment as first lord of the Admiralty, 1917-19; MP (C) Cambridge, 1912-22; minister without portfolio, 1919; minister of transport, 1929-21; chairman, committee on national expenditure 1921, which recommended sharp public spending cuts (the "Geddes axe").

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• 4 Oct 1919