Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield

Albert Henry Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, PC, TD , born Albert Henry Knattriess, was a BritishAmerican businessman who was managing director, then chairman of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London from 1910 to 1933 and chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board from 1933 to 1947.

Although born in Britain, his early career was in the United States, where at a young age, he held senior positions in the developing tramway systems of Detroit and New Jersey. In 1898, he served in the United States Navy during the short SpanishAmerican War.

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