Sir Eric Campbell Geddes (26 September1875-22 June1937) was a ConservativeBritishpolitician. During the First World War he was successively Minister of Munitions, Inspector-General of Transportation, Controller of the Navy and finally First Lord of the Admiralty. After the war he controversially implemented the government policies of heavy cuts in public expenditure which became known as the Geddes Axe. His brother Sir Auckland Geddes was also a politician of the period. Jump to: navigation, search September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...
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"SIR ERICCAMPBELLGEDDES (1875-), British man of business and politician, born in India Sept. 26 1875, was the son of Auckland CampbellGeddes of Edinburgh and the elder brother of Sir Auckland CampbellGeddes.
He was knighted in 1916 and in 1917 he was created K.C.B. and G.B.E., being transferred to the Admiralty in May of that year as controller, with the honorary rank of vice-admiral, in order to develop and utilize the whole of the shipbuilding resources of the country and concentrate them under one authority.
Sir EricGeddes married in 1900 Gwendolen, daughter of the Rev. A.
"SIR AUCKLAND CAMPBELLGEDDES (1819-), British man of science, administrator, and diplomatist, was the son of Auckland CampbellGeddes of Edinburgh and the younger brother of Sir EricGeddes, and was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, and Edinburgh University.
Sir Auckland Geddes outlined his policy in speeches at Edinburgh on Oct. 3, at Nottingham on Oct. 9, at Plymouth on Nov. 12, and at the Aldwych Club on Nov. 14.
Chamberlain's plan of building up a great department, he proposed to utilize existing machinery as far as possible.
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