What is John Elliot (railway manager)?
'''Sir John Elliot''' (6 May 1898 – 18 September 1988) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[transport]] and [[railway]] manager. Born '''John Elliot Blumenfeld''', he was the son of the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' news editor [[R. D. Blumenfeld]] (who later became managing editor of the ''[[Daily Express]]''.) He changed his name to '''John Elliot''' in March 1923.<ref>{{LondonGazette |date=9 March 1923 |issue=32804 |startpage=1954 |accessdate=2009-06-01}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-bus}} {{s-bef|before=[[Eustace Missenden]] |as= General Manager}} {{s-ttl|title=Acting General Manager,<br>[[Southern Railway (Great Britain)|Southern Railway]] |years=1947 }} {{s-non|reason=Company nationalised}} {{s-bef|before=[[Eustace Missenden]] }} {{s-ttl|title=Chairman,<br>[[Railway Executive]] |years=1951–1953 }} {{s-non|reason=Railway Executive abolished}} {{s-bef|before=[[Charles Latham, 1st Baron Latham|Lord Latham]]}} {{s-ttl|title=Chairman,<br>[[London Transport Executive]] |years=1953–1959 }} {{s-aft|after=Sir [[Alexander Valentine]]}} {{s-mil}} {{s-bef|before=Col. [[Vernon Robertson|V. A. M. Robertson]] }} {{s-ttl|title=Officer Commanding,<br>[[Engineer and Railway Staff Corps]] |years=January 1956 – May 1963 }} {{s-aft|after=Col. [[Alexander Valentine]]}} {{s-end}} {{Heads of public transport in London}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliot, John}} [[Category:1898 births]] [[Category:1988 deaths]] [[Category:British Rail]] [[Category:Knights Bachelor]] [[Category:Transport in London]]