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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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rdfs:label	Eric Geddes (cs) Eric Geddes (de) Eric Geddes (fr) Eric Geddes (en) Eric Geddes (pl) Eric Geddes (sv) Геддес, Эрик Кэмпбелл (ru)
rdfs:comment	Sir Eric Campbell Geddes (26. září 1875, Ágra, Britská Indie – 22. června 1937, Albourne Place, Sussex, Anglie) byl britský podnikatel a politik. Jako potomek staré skotské obchodnické rodiny se uplatnil v podnikání, prosadil se jako úspěšný manažer v oblasti železniční dopravy. Za první světové války se díky svým aktivitám v dopravě uplatnil i v politice, byl členem vlády ve funkci ministra námořnictva (1917–1919) a ministra dopravy (1919–1921). (cs) Sir Eric Campbell Geddes GCB GBE PC (* 26. September 1875; † 22. Juni 1937) war ein Wirtschaftsmanager und Politiker der Conservative Party, der unter anderem von 1917 bis 1922 Mitglied des House of Commons sowie zwischen 1917 und 1919 als Erster Lord der Admiralität im Kriegskabinett war. Anschließend war 1919 Minister ohne Geschäftsbereich sowie zuletzt von 1919 bis 1921 Transportminister. (de) 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". (en) Sir Eric Campbell Geddes (26 septembre 1875 – 22 juin 1937) est un homme d'affaires britannique et un homme politique conservateur. Avec une expérience dans les chemins de fer, il est chef des transports militaires sur le front occidental, avec le grade de major-général. Il exerce ensuite les fonctions de Premier Lord de l'Amirauté (avec le grade de vice-amiral, bien que ce soit une position politique) entre 1917 et 1919. Il est le premier ministre des Transports entre 1919 et 1921, poste dans lequel il est responsable des profondes réductions des dépenses publiques connues sous le nom de « Geddes Axe ». (fr) Сэр Эрик Кэмпбелл Геддес (англ. Eric Campbell Geddes; 26 сентября 1875, Британская Индия — 22 июня 1937) — британский военный чиновник и государственный деятель, первый лорд Адмиралтейства Великобритании (1917—1919). (ru) Eric Campbell Geddes (ur. 26 września 1875 w Indiach, zm. 22 czerwca 1937), brytyjski polityk, członek Partii Konserwatywnej, minister w rządach Davida Lloyda George’a. Był synem Aucklanda Campbella Geddesa. Wykształcenie odebrał w Oxford Military College oraz w Merchiston Castle School w Edynburgu. Następnie wyjechał do Stanów Zjednoczonych, a później do Indii. Po powrocie do Wielkiej Brytanii rozpoczął pracę w . W latach 1906-1914 był tam zarządcą generalnym. Jego brat, Auckland Geddes, również był ministrem w rządzie Lloyda George’a. (pl) Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, född 16 september 1875, död 22 juni 1937, var en engelsk politiker. Han var bror till Auckland Geddes, 1:e baron Geddes. Geddes var järnvägstjänsteman. Han blev 1906 direktör för North eastern railway, och då Lloyd George 1915 blivit ammunitionsminister, dennes närmaste medarbetare. År 1916 erhöll han knightvärdighet. Som generaldirektör för brittiska hären i Frankrikes transportväsen kom Geddes organisatoriska begåvning i synnerhet de första månaderna av 1917 till sin rätt. Åren 1917–1918 var Geddes 1:e amiralitetslord, 1918 medlem av , 1919–1921 minister för transportväsendet, 1917–1922 ordförande i en kommission för inskränkningar i statens utgifter. De förslag, som ifrågavarande kommission framlade, var synnerligen drastiska och gjorde uttrycket "geddesyxan" t (sv)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency) Scotland 1917 Cambridge by-election David Lloyd George United States Order of the British Empire Major General (United Kingdom) 1922 Cambridge by-election Conservative Party (UK) Member of Parliament Geddes Axe North Eastern Railway (UK) people Edward Carson George V Great Britain Minister of Munitions Minister without portfolio (United Kingdom) Mona Chalmers Watson The Right Honourable People educated at Oxford Military College London and North Eastern Railway William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie Austen Chamberlain Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1875 births 1937 deaths First Lords of the Admiralty Knights Bachelor Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom UK MPs 1918–1922 British Admiralty British Expeditionary Force (World War I) British House of Commons British India British people Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire U-boat Campaign (World War I) Walter Long, 1st Viscount Long William Henry Bragg William Peel, 1st Earl Peel Alan Anderson (British public servant) Almeric Paget, 1st Baron Queenborough Dunlop Rubber Edinburgh First World War Oxford Military College

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