Edward Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Edward_Bridges,_1st_Baron_Bridges
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:civil_servant
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Magdalen_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:birthDate 1892-08-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Yattendon,_Berkshire,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:Thomas_Bridges,_2nd_Baron_Bridges
gptkbp:deathDate 1969-08-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Winchester,_Hampshire,_England
gptkbp:father gptkb:Robert_Bridges
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor World War II government service
reforming the British Civil Service
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:civil_servant
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:Baron_Bridges
gptkbp:servedAs gptkb:Cabinet_Secretary
gptkb:Head_of_the_Home_Civil_Service
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Monica_Waterhouse
gptkbp:termEnd Cabinet Secretary, 1946
Head of the Home Civil Service, 1956
gptkbp:termStart Cabinet Secretary, 1938
Head of the Home Civil Service, 1945
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Baron_Bridges
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lord_Bridges_of_Headley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6