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was created in 1933 with Stanley as chairman, a role he performed until 1947, overseeing major expansions of London's Underground network and integration of bus, tram and trolleybus services. (
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during World War I, Stanley became chairman of the UERL in 1919 and, in 1920, was made Baron Ashfield, of Southwell in the County of Nottingham.
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worked on plans for a unified transport organisation for London. The
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in recognition of his services to transport. After a period as
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Portal:London transport
Selected biographies
Portal:London Transport/Selected biographies/4

PC
Kt
TD
Underground Electric Railways Company of London
London Passenger Transport Board
London Underground
Derbyshire
England
emigrated
Detroit
United States
Detroit Street Railways Company
Underground Electric Railways Company of London
knighted
President of the Board of Trade
Herbert Morrison
London Passenger Transport Board
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