Railway manager. Born Talbot Road, Paddington. London & South Western Railway General Manager 1911 - 1923. Southern Railway General Manager 1923 - 1937. Director 1937 - 1947. In charge of the development of the 1922 Waterloo Station, the development of the docks at Southampton and the electrification of the Southern Railway. Died 9 Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead.
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