The Lord Geddes | |
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President of the Board of Trade | |
In office 26 May 1919 – 19 March 1920 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
Preceded by | Sir Albert Stanley |
Succeeded by | Robert Horne |
British Ambassador to the United States | |
In office 1920–1924 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | David Lloyd George Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin Ramsay MacDonald |
Preceded by | The Viscount Grey of Fallodon |
Succeeded by | Sir Esme Howard |
Personal details | |
Born | Auckland Campbell Geddes 21 June 1879 London, England |
Died | 8 June 1954 London, England | (aged 74)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Isabella Ross |
Children | 5; including Margaret, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine |
Auckland Campbell Geddes, 1st Baron Geddes, GCMG, KCB, PC, FRSE (21 June 1879 – 8 June 1954) was a British academic, soldier, politician and diplomat. He was a member of David Lloyd George's coalition government during the First World War and also served as Ambassador to the United States.