John Elliot (railway manager)

John Elliot
Born6 May 1898
Died18 September 1988 (1988-09-19) (aged 90)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Railway manager, author, journalist
Years active1925–1969

Sir John Elliot (6 May 1898 – 18 September 1988) was a 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 surname to Elliot (his mother's surname) in March 1923 on the advice of Lord Beaverbrook.[1][2]

  1. ^ "No. 32804". The London Gazette. 9 March 1923. p. 1954.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Halliday was invoked but never defined (see the help page).