Charles Geddes, Baron Geddes of Epsom

Charles John Geddes, Baron Geddes of Epsom CBE (1 March 1897 – 2 May 1983) was a British trade unionist.

Born in South East London, Geddes joined the Post Office in 1911. He served as a fighter pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I, and on his return to civilian work, became active in the new Union of Post Office Workers. He was Deputy General Secretary of the union from 1941, then General Secretary from 1944 to 1957.^[1] In 1955, he served as President of the Trades Union Congress.^[2]

Geddes was Chairman of Polyglass Ltd.^{[citation needed]}

On 4 August 1958, he became the third life peer created under the Life Peerages Act 1958, with the title Baron Geddes of Epsom, of Epsom in the County of Surrey. He was further invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He was born in Camberwell, London and died aged 86.

References

1. ^ "Obituary: Peacemaker of the TUC", The Guardian, 4 May 1983
2. ^ Details of Past Congresses, Trades Union Congress

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

Political offices
Preceded by T. J. Hodgson	General Secretary of the Union of Post Office Workers 1944-56	Succeeded by Ron Smith
Preceded by Jack Tanner	President of the Trades Union Congress 1955	Succeeded by Wilfred Blackwell Beard

Persondata
Name	Geddes, Charles
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

This article about a British businessperson born in the 1890s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: 1897 births 1983 deaths Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Leaders of British trade unions Life peers Presidents of the Trades Union Congress Royal Flying Corps soldiers British business biography, 19th century birth stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат? Christian de la Huerta Boyle Abbey Look at other dictionaries: Geddes — is a surname and a place name.PeopleNearly all people who share the surname Geddes have ancestry traced to a clan in the Scottish Highlands. Many also have a connection to a Baron born of Clan Geddes whose standard is a red shield with three… …   Wikipedia List of Conservative Party (UK) MPs — This is a list of Conservative Party MPs. It includes all Members of Parliament elected to the British House of Commons representing the Conservative Party from 1834 onwards. Members of the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly or the European… …   Wikipedia Members of the House of Lords — This is a list of members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Contents 1 Lords Spiritual 2 Lords Temporal 2.1 Peers on leave of absence …   Wikipedia Liste der Mitglieder des House of Lords — Dies ist eine Liste der Mitglieder des House of Lords. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Bischöfe 2 Ehemalige Bischöfe 3 A F 4 G M 5 N S …   Deutsch Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”