Edward Ettingdene Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges
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The Right Honourable The Lord Bridges KG GCB GCVO MC PC FRS |
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| Cabinet Secretary | |
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In office 1938–1946 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Maurice Hankey |
| Succeeded by | Sir Norman Brook |
| Head of the Home Civil Service | |
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In office 1945–1956 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Horace Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Armstrong |
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| Born | 4 August 1892 |
| Died | 27 August 1969 (aged 77) |
| Spouse(s) | Katharine, Lady Bridges (died in 1986) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Edward Ettingdene Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges, KG, GCB, GCVO, MC, PC, FRS (4 August 1892 – 27 August 1969) was a British civil servant.
Bridges was born on 4 August 1892 in Yattendon in Berkshire. He was the son of Robert Bridges, later Poet Laureate, and Mary Monica Waterhouse, daughter of the architect Alfred Waterhouse. He was educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford.
Bridges then fought in the First World War with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He achieved the rank of captain and was awarded the Military Cross.
He later joined the Civil Service and in 1938 he was appointed Cabinet Secretary, succeeding Sir Maurice Hankey. Bridges remained in this post until 1946, when he was made Permanent Secretary to the Treasury and Head of the Home Civil Service, a position he held until 1956.
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