Eric Geddes

The Right Honourable Sir Eric Geddes GCB GBE
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office 17 July 1917 – 10 January 1919
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	Sir Edward Carson
Succeeded by	Walter Long
Minister of Transport
In office 19 May 1919 – 7 November 1921
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	The Viscount Peel
Personal details
Born	(1875-09-26)26 September 1875 British India
Died	22 June 1937(1937-06-22) (aged 61)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Gwendolen Stokes

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".^[1]