Eric Campbell Geddes
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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR Eric Campbell Geddes, G.C.B., G.B.E., P.C. (26 September, 1875 – 22 June, 1937) was a transport administrator, politician and First Lord of the Admiralty during the First World War.
Early Life & Career
First Lord of the Admiralty
The most recent historian of the Admiralty during the war suggests, "He did instil a greater rationale into Admiralty administration, but the creation of the Operations Committee … did not make any real difference to the running of the Naval Staff."[1]
Post-War
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Black. The British Naval Staff in the First World War. p. 228.
Bibliography
- "Sir Eric Geddes" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 23 June, 1937. Issue 47718, col D, p. 18.
- Grieves, Keith (1989). Sir Eric Geddes: Business and Government in War and Peace. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 0719023459.
| Political Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Appointment |
Controller of the Navy 1917 |
Succeeded by Sir Alan G. Anderson
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| Preceded by The Rt. Hon. Sir Edward H. Carson |
First Lord of the Admiralty 1917 – 1919 |
Succeeded by The Rt. Hon. Walter H. Long
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